▁the ▁pair ▁built ▁a ▁sound ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁solid ▁foundation ▁of ▁r iff - cent ric ▁sl ud ge ▁rock ▁t ing ed ▁with ▁a ▁psych ed el ic ▁atmosphere , ▁with ▁Allen ▁on ▁gu it ars , ▁A ik ins ▁on ▁drums , ▁and ▁both ▁handling ▁vocal ▁duties . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁they ▁had ▁created ▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁self - re leased ▁album . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁they ▁emer ged ▁onto ▁the ▁music ▁scene ▁proper , ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁demo ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁song ▁called ▁Red ▁Action ; ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁later ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁signed ▁record . ▁They ▁subsequently ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁self - prom oted ▁tour , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁noticed ▁by ▁record ▁label ▁owner ▁C ath y ▁P ellow , ▁who ▁soon ▁after ▁signed ▁them ▁to ▁her ▁management ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁based ▁record ▁label , ▁S argent ▁House . ▁ ▁Civil ▁Dis ob ed ience ▁for ▁Los ers ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁band ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Sound ▁of ▁Sir ens ▁Studio ▁in ▁California ▁with ▁producer ▁T oshi ▁Kas ai ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁second ▁album , ▁Civil ▁Dis ob ed ience ▁for ▁Los ers , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁signed ▁release ▁features ▁guest ▁appearances ▁by ▁Mel v ins ▁drum