The band formed in Brooklyn in 2016 and initially consisted of Bartees Strange, Chris Johns, Vishnu Anantha, and Bryn Nieboer.
All the band's members were transplants; Strange was from Yukon, Oklahoma, Johns from Hockessin, Delaware, Anatha from Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Nieboer from Los Angeles.
That same year, the band released the collaborative EP Balancing Acts with Good Looking Friends, and The Final Girl, a with Dad Thighs and Great Weights.
In 2018, following Bartees Strange's departure to pursue a solo career, Chris Lawless joined the band on guitar and vocals.
[2] On April 10, 2020 the band's debut studio album, Viewing was released by No Sleep Records, during the coronavirus pandemic.