Cadien Lake James formed the band in 2010 with childhood friends Jack Dolan and Connor Brodner when they were still in high school.

Before Frankel played with Twin Peaks, he was in a different group called Crash Hero;[1] James said in an interview, "We ended up stealing him from his other band.

James, Brodner, and Dolan started attending these shows when they were 15, getting to know the members of bands like White Mystery, the Yolks, and Magic Milk.

[4] After graduating high school, all the band's members save for Frankel attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, but later dropped out to pursue music.

The album was released by Grand Jury on August 5, 2014, in North America, and in the UK on September 1, 2014, by Communion Music.

The song 'Mirror Of Time' from the 'Wild Onion' album, was used by Finn Wolfhard in his debut short feature film 'Night Shifts' which was released on YouTube on February 14, 2021.

[11] Twin Peaks recorded the bulk of their third album Down In Heaven in August 2015 at a friend's house in the Berkshires.

The band made their late night TV debut on Conan, where they performed “Walk to The One You Love” in June.

In 2016, following the Chicago Cubs World Series Championship, Twin Peaks played the team's trophy party.

The album features recordings from the band's shows at Metro and Thalia Hall in Chicago from December 2016, where they closed out a big year by selling almost 3000 tickets in their hometown.

The album includes songs from across the band's three studio records, as well as a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers."

James also produced and record the debut extended play (EP) by Calpurnia, Scout after being introduced to lead singer Finn Wolfhard by Stranger Things castmate Joe Keery.