The Uneven was formed in 2017, after Andrew Hooker spent 2 years auditioning and jamming with various musicians. Hooker met drummer Simona Bressi from a Facebook Nashville gig finder group. Hooker then recruited bassist Michael Meadows and guitarist Mike Roberts, who were both musicians that Hooker knew from years past working in the Nashville music scene. Over the course of 2017, Hooker presented guitar and vocal demos to the group. There was a collective vision to first craft and create great songs, record, and then start playing live. Hooker’s original vision was to form a rock band that drew influences from hard rock and blues rock of the 60s and 70s, but as the band developed, the sound grew heavier and began to draw more influences from 70s proto-metal, 90s grunge, stoner rock and sludge metal influences from the early 2000s.   

In 2018, The Uneven hired mix engineer and producer, Patrick Thrasher (Metallica, Rush, Stone Sour), to record and mix the band’s first album. Various recording sessions took place from 2018-2019. Halfway through the recording process, Mike Roberts left the band due to the project progressing too slowly. The Uneven completed the recording and mixing process by the end of 2019, and by the end of the year, drummer Simona Bressi decided to relocate to San Diego, CA in pursuit of new opportunities.