Singer/songwriter Jeff Thompson started the project in early 2012 after the breakup of his San Francisco band, Young Digerati. Having moved to Los Angeles and playing gigs as a duo to no avail, Strangeheart dissipated into the abyss that was 2014. One night Thompson met Michael Carlito and he happened to be a guitar player. Thompson jammed with him and asked him to be in his band. Thus began the new incarnation of Strangeheart. The current lineup solidified when fellow barista Sarsten Noice joined the group on bass, and when they met drummer Justin Lenoir at the Alvarado House after hours party in Echo Park. Released the song "Doghouse" in 2015.