Thin Lizard Dawn was formed in the early 1990s when all four members were students at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and they later relocated to Manhattan. Mike Gagliardi replaced original bassist Ken Fermaglich. Cover of 1996 self-titled debut of Thin Lizard Dawn The band was signed to RCA Records in late 1995,[4][5] who relea sed two albums. Thin Lizard Dawn was released in late 1996. It featured the single "Sexual Dynamo", as well as the song "Sucks" ridiculing Oasis.