Formed in early 2010 as a side project, The Merriweather Deer is a collective of music scene vets from various indie bands in HK. Fronted by Ephraim Bano (Whence he came/The Lovesong), Don Cruz (Audiotraffic) on guitar, Gideon So (Noughts and Exes) on Keys/Melodica, Glenn Bogador (Shepherds the Weak/Audiotraffic) and Lee Yat Ding (The Lovesong/Take Bad with the Good) on bass and drums respectively, the group has played a few shows around the HK circuit, quickly generating some buzz. Most notably, they were picked to open up for The Flaming Lips and The Raveonettes during the HK leg of their tour in November 2010, on the night the band released their debut EP.