Formed in 2007

Lower Than Atlantis formed in 2007 while the members were attending college. Guitarist Ben Sansom asked guitarist Mike Duce if he wished to form a band with Ben’s brother Luke, who would provide vocals. Alongside them was bassist Richard Wilkinson and drummer Matt Britz. They were initially called Atlantis. Duce said they renamed it to Lower Than Atlantis “because Atlantis sounds like your dad’s covers band.” Around this time, they released Demo 2007 . Following line-up changes, such as the addition of drummer Josh Pickett, bassist Stephen Minter, and Duce becoming the band’s frontman, they began working on what would become their first EP, Bretton . Bretton was released through Small Town on 18 October 2008. In June 2009, the band toured with We Stare at Mirrors. Through this tour, drummer Eddy Thrower met Duce and Sansom. We Stare at Mirrors bassist Declan Hart “thought Lower Than Atlantis were meth-heads. Their reputation was just mental .” Partway through the touring cycle for the EP, the band had further line-up changes.