ass ), ▁and ▁Ass af ▁Kra us ▁( d rum s ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ). ▁The ▁band ▁formerly ▁included ▁Oh ad ▁E il am ▁( a ▁former ▁lead ▁singer , ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁song writer ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁miss Flag ' s ▁members ▁have ▁known ▁each ▁other ▁years ▁before ▁forming ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁group ▁first ▁started ▁working ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁one ▁time ▁T ribute ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Rock ▁band ▁Cold play . ▁Up ▁until ▁l ately ▁the ▁band ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁members , ▁including ▁the ▁music ian ▁and ▁song writer ▁Oh ad ▁E il am ▁( gu itar ▁and ▁vocals ). ▁Later ▁on ▁the ▁band ▁continued ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁four ▁piece ▁band . ▁ ▁First ▁EP ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Cold play ▁t ribute , ▁the ▁group ▁started ▁to ▁perform , ▁write ▁and ▁record ▁their ▁own ▁music , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁release ▁- ▁a ▁self ▁produced ▁EP ▁of ▁ 5 ▁songs ▁which ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁only ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁The ▁EP ▁caught ▁the ▁ear ▁of ▁music ▁producer ▁and ▁song writer ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁Guy ▁E rez ▁( J enn ifer ▁Love ▁H ew itt , ▁Gi ps y ▁Kings , ▁Adam ▁C ohen , ▁Sarah ▁B ett ens ) ▁who ▁later ▁produced ▁miss Flag ' s ▁first ▁studio ▁album . ▁ ▁To ▁In fin ity ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁group ▁finished ▁writing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁new ▁material , ▁from ▁which