Brandon Hagen (guitar, vocals) and Drew McDonald (drums) formed Vundabar in high school as neighbors, then rounding out with Zack Abramo (bass) as they emerged from the DIY scene of Boston and Western Massachusetts. Their story became one of constant grind and slow-burn ascent: house gigs to small clubs to opening for Beck, the music growing bolder and more ambitious, yielding one of the sharpest catalogs of the past decade.