▁Viv ian , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁on ▁a ▁previous ▁trip ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Carl son ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁from ▁Australia ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁recording ▁songs ▁with ▁Viv ian ▁in ▁Viv ian ' s ▁flat ▁in ▁H ack ney . ▁The ▁du o ▁then ▁expanded ▁their ▁line up ▁to ▁include ▁Viv ian ' s ▁former ▁IN TL ▁band mate ▁Tom ▁Be al ▁on ▁bass , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Sh ro pshire ▁band ▁R ip ch ord . ▁IN TL ▁also ▁featured ▁Oliver ▁B urs lem ▁and ▁Andy ▁Jones , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁Y ak . ▁The ▁line up ▁was ▁completed ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Jacob ▁Moore , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A uck land ▁band ▁The ▁Check s , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁shortly ▁before ▁S pl ash h ' s ▁first ▁concert ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁band ▁signed ▁to ▁Lu v ▁Lu v ▁Lu v ▁records ▁and ▁released ▁three ▁ 7 " ▁singles ▁" Ne ed ▁It ", ▁" V ac ation " ▁and ▁" All ▁I ▁W anna ▁Do " ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁band ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁Com fort ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁via ▁Kan ine ▁Records , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁via ▁Lu