Kristóf Hajós-Dévényi (vocals, words) was involved in various musical projects before founding The Unbending Trees in 2006, and was a friar candidate in his teens at the Franciscans, spending several years dependent on antidepressants.
The group started when Hajós created a MySpace page for songs he had written using pieces by classical pianist Havasi.
[1][2] The Unbending Trees released their debut EP in September in the United Kingdom, which was later on licensed to their home country, Hungary by mTon/Magneoton.
The band's debut album, Chemically Happy (is the New Sad) was released in 2008 and features contributions from Watt and his partner Tracey Thorn.
[citation needed] The band started working with the UK based Sincere Management in early 2009 owned by Peter Jenner.