The band's initial incarnation for the debut album consisted of Ginger Wildheart and New York City-based singer Victoria Liedtke.
Liedtke was replaced by Love Zombies singer Hollis Mahady in 2015, with Toshi, Ai Sugiyama and The Rev joining the lineup.
[2] The self-titled debut album was recorded throughout 2012, with Ginger playing drums, bass and guitars as well as contributing vocals.
His parts were recorded by Russ Russell before being sent to New York, for Liedtke to add her vocals with engineering assistance from Bryan Scary.
"[3] Their debut self-titled album was commercially released on 22 July 2013 in the UK, to critical acclaim with The Sun newspaper awarding it 4.5 out of 5 and AllMusic commenting "This combination of melody and drive makes for an album that's ridiculously big, overblown, and super fun".