Wolf:Speak was a post-hardcore band formed in 2012 from St. Petersburg, Florida founded by Keith Jones the original vocalist of Oceana and Decoder/Lead Hands, and guitarist Vinny Capitani (also former Decoder/Lead Hands). Shorty after writing a few songs were then joined by Bassist Liam Thomas and continued the searched for other members. After a few months of searching, they then came across Taylor Powers (drummer) from Orlando, Florida and began putting together music.