[5] When Montgomery was young, his parents got a divorce,[6] and in 2005, he and his mother moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he lived from ages 12–21,[2] and also attended college.

[8] In 2014, he gained a following on Vine, a short-form video service, posting comical original songs.

[10] In regard to this experience, Montgomery said he initially "didn't talk about it a lot", but in 2023, he released the song "Black Fins", about his father's death.

][8][9] The band name was derived from a snack Montgomery ate every Saturday morning when he was a kid, made of sticks of honey.

[9][20] Montgomery came in contact with mxmtoon after finding her perform one of his songs on the streaming platform Twitch, learning that she had been a fan of his Vine content before it shut down.

"[24] On October 8, 2024, Montgomery announced the single, "Superfan", and confirmed that he had been dropped as an artist by Warner Records.