is an indie rock band founded in 2007 as the solo project of Chicago, Illinois-based musician Evan Thomas Weiss.

His first exposure to emo was hearing the band Sunny Day Real Estate in the seventh grade while browsing a record shop.

He continued his interest in music by buying Jade Tree and Polyvinyl recordings and going to local shows in Philadelphia.

[5] The band released a split EP with Castevet titled Snack Town on Topshelf Records.

In January 2015, Weiss and touring drummer Josh Sparks lived for a month in a secluded cabin in Craftsbury, Vermont where they wrote the third Into It.

[14] Weiss undertook a solo tour with Kevin Devine and Laura Stevenson, a stint in the UK with Modern Baseball, and several spring support dates for Minus the Bear.

Weiss recalled: "We couldn't sweat the small stuff, you're not able to go in and tweak or micromanage little sections of the music.

"[15] After Weiss completed a tour with his side project Pet Symmetry in support of Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room and Jeff Rosenstock, Into It.

promoted their third album Standards through an article on SPIN, a teaser on their Facebook page, and an interview with Noisey that was accompanied by a stream of the song "No EQ".

March through May, the band toured the United States in support of the album alongside The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die.

[22] Weiss played in numerous bands from Chicago and his hometown of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

He currently fronts Pet Symmetry with Erik Czaja and Marcus Nuccio of the emo band Dowsing.

[23] He also fronted Their / They're / There alongside Mike Kinsella of Owen and Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships.

[26][27] He also played in smaller bands during his high school years including, Labour, Map the Growth, The Funeral Bird, Hiroshima Mon'Amour, Sleeper Agents, The French Connection, Emergency, The Progress, and Forgive Her Choke Her.

's current drummer Josh Sparks and Evan Weiss' Their / They're / There bandmate Matthew Frank announced that they had formed a side project called Recreational Drugs, subsequently signing to Count Your Lucky Stars Records to release their debut self-titled EP.