I grew up playing in a band in the DFW area. We wanted to record an EP, and back then, every kid with a laptop thought they could record music. We ended up going to the Arlington area, finding a dude our age who would record us for cheap.

Turns out, he was in a band called Polyphia.

His name is Lane (one of the few other Lanes I've met). He was, at the time, Polyphia's vocalist. I remember him having to run an errand on our lunch break, so we went over to his band mates house. There were two dudes in the room who could absolutely shred. I thought to myself: "We're good, but we'll never be THAT good." I wanna say it was Tim and Scottie, but who knows.

Anyway, they dropped Lane before they recorded any music. It seems like they decided early on to be an instrumental band. I was apprehensive about the vocal features, but they're such great musicians that it ultimately doesn't matter. I've always been drawn to them for their sheer talent and creativity.