They were formed in 2012 by Phinius Gage member Mike Scott, his brother Matt and Dave Smith, who was originally guitarist in Not Katies.

[3] Championed by Radio 1 DJ Mike Davies before they had played a show,[4] the band have so far gone on to release four EPs and, featuring a new line-up, their debut album The Black Museum,[5] was released on Disconnect, Disconnect Records on 30 June 2017.

A Lesson in Personal Finance EP (Based on the story of the headmaster who was murdered at the school Mike and Matt attended) Split with Belgian band Arizona.

Lay It On The Line's song Therapia Lane is about the murder of personal friend Ben Gardner, killed in their home town in 2009.

[7] Vigilance EP (Based on the testimony of George Hutchinson, witness in the Whitechapel Murders in 1888.