While some found it hard to be seen and heard, Spector's debut on the UK music scene seemed to come at them a bit more swiftly. The London band found themselves on the big stages of radio, TV and live, as well as nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012. And did we forget to mention this was all before they released their debut album, Enjoy It While It Lasts?

Fast-forward three years and Spector have gone through a few changes. From their sound to the lineup, they have matured a bit and bring the growth to their sophomore LP, Moth Boys. In case you've yet to discover this electro indie rock band, here are 10 things to get you acquainted.

Founding Member Chris Burman Left Before Their Sophomore Album

Once it was time to start working on their second record, founding member Chris Burman felt like his time with the band was done. "When Chris, our guitarist, who I started the band with, left, we started making songs that were less guitar based and working more from laptops—kind of with beats and synths," co-founder Fred Macpherson says. "So by the time [Chris] decided that he didn’t want to be bands in general, it kind of felt natural anyway because most of the songs we were doing didn’t feel right to have two guitars. [The songs] are not as indie rock as they were on the first album."

Meanwhile Another Member Had To Switch Instruments

Danny Blandy started having issues with his back and eventually was pushed to stop drumming for health reasons. "He hurt his back drumming in a dodgy way or something," Fred explains. "The doctors told him to take a break from drumming; so he moved to synths."

They then brought on Yoann Intonti of Lille, France, to take on the rhythm section of the band.

In The Beginning, They Weren't The Best Musicians

While the critics praised Spector for their indie rock sound, Fred felt that their musicianship wasn't so great. "I don’t think we were very good musicians in the first place. So I think our musicianship on the first record was a bit haphazard, but it was energy and self-belief that really kept us going. But this album really helped us develop as musicians and playing live. Now, the fans that know us before can really see the growth," he says.

Dev Hynes Really Inspired Their New Sound

It's great to get help from your friends, but it's even better when that friendship with Dev Hynes. Fred reveals that his longtime admiration of the producer and musician and, later on, their friendship, brought on a partnership that inspired Spector's sound today.

"Dev was a big inspiration on the record, even outside of the stuff we worked on together," Fred explains. "I might him in London when we both were quite a lot younger. Then I was a fan of his since band, Test Icicles, who I’ve seen when I was teenager. Then we became friends in London. And more recently, we needed a producer when we came to New York. We were friends, but then I got to see how three-dimensional his talent was. And when we knew we didn’t want to make another indie-rock-banger-teenage kind of album and got that out of our systems, it was great to work with a friend and work with someone who was of a different sound at the time."

They, Too, Were Way More Responsible With The Outcome of 'Moth Boys'

Unlike their first album, where people told them what sounded good, Spector had to take the reigns on the project and call it their own. "The two other producers we worked with in London, alongside Dev, challenged us to make as many decisions as possible and take a lot of the responsibility in the decision that were made and the direction we wanted to go in," he says.

Fred reveals that Dev reminded them that, "No matter how many people you work with, the buck kind of stops with you as the artist.”

They Reworked "All The Sad Young Men" A Lot to Avoid Sounding Cheesy

If there's one song that Fred is proud of, it's "All the Sad Young Men" and now must end every Spector set with it. "It’s the first track, 'All the Sad Young Men,'" he says, "because I feel like lyrically it’s really strong but uses simple words. It’s unpretentious and really easy to understand in a really pop way—even with a down sentiment, which is quite a British thing to have down beats and lyrics with a little perk. We spent ages in production with it. But eventually we just ripped it out because our original demo sound like Arcade Fire or Coldplay or something. We were conscious about not making this cheesy, Bono-esque beating anthem. So we kept reducing it and taking bits out. It feels like a step in the right direction and our best song to date."

Fred Makes Sure His Vocal Chords Are Always in Shape

After realizing that he needed to start taking care of his voice to continue his music career, Fred took more cautious steps, especially while doing the promo shows for the new album. "In the past, I don’t think I did a good job of keeping my voice in one piece as I should have done, which meant I was only singing at full capacity every third show or something. So on the run up to some of the more recent gigs, I did singing lessons, not as many as I should have done. But it’s something I’m meaning to do. I’ve been doing more vocal warm ups and trying not to be drunk every night," she says.

This Also Means He Drinks A Lot Less

Fred explains, "Recently, on tour, I’ve been trying to keep [the drinking] for the special occasions, which can be quite hard, especially in the UK. The journeys between cities can be pretty mundane; so the easy thing to do is drink every day. But when we end up drinking, you get rowdy and shouting. And apparently the most damage you can do to your voice is by talking rather than singing. So I end up shouting my mouth off after a gig and talking to anyone who’ll listen. Now I’m trying to keep more calm and learn that if there’s a gig the next day, to not cut loose as much. That might make me slightly more boring, but I’ve got the band to become slightly less boring to make up for it."

Spector's 2015 Trip to Mexico Changed How They Looked at Music

The band headed to Mexico in November 2015 to promote Moth Boys, and it was an experience they didn't expect. "In Mexico, it’s so different," Macpherson says. "No one really sells records, but when it comes to live shows, everyone goes to the gig. There’s such a big fan base for music. The whole thing really strange but also really enriching in terms of how we perceived our careers on an emotional level."

He adds, "We even played the shows in a different way. There are moments like you’re soaring above yourself and look down. The experiences we had there really brought our souls back into our bodies for a second and really made us human again."

They Want to Write Songs That Matter

While some look at high record sales and awards as a sign of success, Fred believes its the ability to write good songs.

He says, "The feeling we felt after finishing 'All the Sad Young Men' as well as finishing the best songs on the first album made me see a bigger scope. It makes me want to write more songs that have meaning for me and hopefully will have meaning for other people. I think for me, success is staying inspired and keep writing songs that feel worthy of being written. We feel like our songs are getting better and are good, then that’s what success is. And if there are songs we record that have no relevance to anyone or anything and we don’t even like them, then that would be the definition of unsuccessful."