Bandmates Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton met as teenagers, reunited as students at UT Austin and built their grassroots following the old-school way: by carving out a sound that nodded to the golden era of folk, rock and pop music, then getting onstage and building a genuine relationship with their audience. Signed by ATO Records while still pursuing undergraduate degrees, the Texas natives wrote West of It All as graduation loomed in the distance, funneling the stories of their college experience into a raw, rugged blend of classic and contemporary influences.