1 7 , ▁all ▁on ▁La uren ▁Records . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁After ▁Ch ump ed ▁part ed ▁ways ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁An ika ▁P yle ▁and ▁Dan ▁F rel ly ▁formed ▁the ▁initial ▁two - pie ce ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁K atie ▁Ellen . ▁P yle ▁named ▁the ▁band ▁after ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁great ▁grand m other ▁- ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁radio ▁host ▁on ▁K TL N ▁in ▁Colorado ▁who ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁her ▁station ▁after ▁continu ing ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁▁ ▁While ▁Ch ump ed ▁le ant ▁toward ▁pop ▁punk ▁in ▁their ▁style , ▁P yle ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁for ▁K atie ▁Ellen ▁she ▁was ▁looking ▁more ▁to ▁' 6 0 s ▁girl ▁groups , ▁P ats y ▁C line , ▁and ▁Amy ▁W ine house ▁for ▁influence . ▁N PR ▁later ▁compared ▁them ▁to ▁S we arin ' ▁or ▁P . S . ▁Eli ot . ▁ ▁The ▁du o ▁quickly ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁demo ▁EP , ▁Wild ▁< 3 , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁That ▁year ▁they ▁performed ▁on ▁b ills ▁with ▁Jeff ▁Rosen stock , ▁C ay et ana , ▁and ▁Th in ▁Li ps . ▁▁ ▁They ▁released ▁the ▁" TV ▁Dream s " ▁single ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁Southern ▁California ▁based ▁label ▁La uren ▁Records , ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁which ▁Eric ▁She pp ard ▁and ▁Anthony ▁T