The Low Anthem hatched the beginnings of the their frenetic instrument swapping and harmonic styled sound over nine volatile months together in their Providence apartment, until tensions and divergent interests finally led to a band mate Dan's departure.

Bostonian and former NASA technician Jocie Adams soon stepped into the vacancy, after being asked to play clarinet on the final track for their first album, What the Crow Brings. Her fluency with classical composition and arrangement and her intuitive musicality would dramatically expand the band's horizons.

Miller and Prystowsky credit her for being largely responsible for new sense of harmony featured in Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.