The Coast of Nebraska washed up on the languid shores of Upstate New York armed with a dripping pen, a satchel of sinewy melodies, and an unquenchable lust for pop euphoria. However, it was several years, Matt needing to complete a degree in trees while Will completed an intensive course in banging things with sticks, before these intrepid fellows managed to settle and hammer their musical transmissions and dulcet mischief into bite sized baubles.