Nü Sensae, a Canadian punk and grunge trio from Vancouver, was formed in 2008 by bassist-vocalist Andrea Lukic and drummer Daniel Pitout. The duo initially released several EPs on various labels before adding guitarist Brody McKnight in September 2011. Their album, TV, Death And The Devil, was released in 2010 on Nominal Records and named one of the top ten punk albums of the year by Exclaim! magazine. In 2012, Nü Sensae released Sundowning via Suicide Squeeze Records, which received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork Media. The band gained further recognition when Spin magazine named them one of the top five best new artists in 2012. Nü Sensae was associated with the queercore or queer rock genre because of Pitout's involvement in AIDS activism. They went on hiatus in August 2014 due to Pitout pursuing education in England.