The Dumes first appeared to front-woman Elodie Tomlinson as a mirage on the horizon during a shroom-fueled bike ride up the California coastline that led to the band's debut Everything Is Horrible EP, produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, Cherry Glazerr, The Killers) at the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. The band's follow up EP titled '...in this economy?' was self-produced and found the band touring the US with Louise Post of Veruca Salt along with other tastemaker gigs like SXSW and School Night. For the group's third EP they enlisted Producer Rob Schnapf (Kurt Vile, Elliot Smith, The Vines) to take the reins.