Following in the footsteps of fellow Columbus natives Twenty One Pilots, David Eselgroth (vocals) and Jake Floyd (bass) were raised on a diet of local garage bands and a soundtrack from alt heavyweights Weezer and Green Day. With no go-to local music venue at the time, weekends were spent jamming with like-minded musicians and attending guerilla DIY shows. As personal musical tastes evolved, discovering records from the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and The Driver Era, David and Jake were intent on creating their own imprint of ear grabbing alt-rock, culminating in the formation of The Orphan The Poet.