The band formed while studying music at Dundee College in 2009 and quickly made a name for themselves in support slots with The View . They recorded their first album '' The Last Great Melodrama '' in 2011 and the EP '' The Visible Hand '' followed in 2012 . During this period they recorded a live session for the BBC with Vic Galloway . They also played the T Break Stage at T in the Park 2012 . Former Dundee FC footballer and promoter Lee Wilkie spotted the band 's talent and introduced them to Dave Mclean of Riverman Management . The two began to co-manage the band through Riverman Management who also represent Placebo . Wilkie and Mclean brought the Mirror Trap to the attention of Placebo and the band supported them at the HMV Picture House , Edinburgh on 25 April 2012 . In 2013 Brian Molko attended one of their small gigs at Non-Zero 's on Dundee 's Castle Street . Placebo were impressed with the band 's performance and invited them to join them as support at a charity performance in Leeds on 8 November 2013 . By the time the band recorded and released their second album , '' Stay Young '' they were offered the chance to support Placebo on a tour of Russia in the summer of 2014 . The tour covered 8 venues in 13 days and the band invited Scott Duffy to join them , providing additional percussion and vocals . The tour included a performance for 3000 fans at Krasnodar 's Ice Palace . The band became an overnight success in Russia , provoking an outpouring of excitement and fan art on social media . In September 2014 Placebo announced that The Mirror Trap would be joining them at the 2014 iTunes Festival , performing at London 's Roundhouse in Camden Town . The release of their 2016 album '' Simulations '' saw the band take up slots at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan and the Y Not Festival in England
T in the Park 2012
T in the Park 2012
The Mirror Trap