ill ess ▁aircraft <0x0A> </s> ▁S pl ash h ▁were ▁an ▁Ang lo - Austral ian ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁band , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁H ack ney , ▁East ▁London . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁front man ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁S asha ▁Fr ant z ▁Carl son , ▁guitar ist / syn th ▁player ▁T ad de o ▁" T oto " ▁Viv ian ▁Mac Donald , ▁bass ist ▁Thomas ▁Be al , ▁and ▁synth ▁player ▁Ja ie ▁Gonz ale z . ▁ ▁Although ▁formed ▁in ▁London , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁city . ▁Carl son ▁is ▁from ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Viv ian ▁born ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁By ron ▁Bay , ▁Australia , ▁Be al ▁from ▁Sh if nal , ▁Sh ro pshire , ▁England ▁and ▁Gonz ale z ▁from ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁announced ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁via ▁social ▁media ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁end ▁of ▁era ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁taking ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Com fort ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁At ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁party ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁S asha ▁Carl son , ▁formerly ▁of ▁P ine apple ▁Head , ▁Col ours ▁and ▁The ▁Cos her cot ▁H one ys / Brain ▁S la ves ▁first ▁brought ▁up ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁band ▁with ▁T oto