Art vs Science formed in Sydney in early 2008, after Dan McNamee attended a Daft Punk concert in 2007 and convinced his former high school friends, Jim Finn and Dan Williams, to form an electro-pop dance band.The trio having previously played for a number of years in a rock band, Roger Explosion, together with Finn's brother Tom.As Art vs Science with Finn on vocals and keyboards; McNamee on vocals, guitars and keyboards; and Williams (who, at the time, was also a member of Philadelphia Grand Jury on drums and vocals the band were booked to play gigs before they had created any songs.