Formed in 1996, The Mayflies USA—Matt McMichaels, Matt Long, Adam Price & David Liesegang—in the afterglow of the Chapel Hill indie rock scene that introduced bands like the Archers of Loaf & Polvo to the world. Their aim from the beginning was to write, record and perform a style of melodic rock that was deeply unfashionable in that atonal post-punk moment, but that aged well through the years.