Their musical taste for Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson, the Beatles and Mahavishnu Orchestra later became an influence and a seed for Thank You Scientist.
The band self-released their The Perils of Time Travel EP in 2011, followed shortly by their first full-length album, Maps of Non-Existent Places, in 2012.
This album caught the attention of Claudio Sanchez, vocalist and guitarist for the progressive metal/rock group Coheed and Cambria and founder of Evil Ink Records, who brought the band to the label as its first signed act.
[7][8] Bass player Greg Colacino left the band that year, and was temporarily replaced by James Robbins and later by Cody McCorry of Karmic Juggernaut.
[11] The band also released a video for "FXMLDR" made with solar equipment and in conjunction with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.