Lorde wasn't exactly the leader of the group, it appears - most of the songs had a male lead - but the "Royals" singer pops up on a few tracks, including contributing lead vocals on "Piece of Mind." The band cites its influences as the Mars Volta, Fugazi, Battles and PJ Harvey, the songs having a definite oddball, offbeat mentality to them, with guitar, bass and drums sometimes complemented by more unique instrumentation. more on this story

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