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SKATERS is an alternative rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2011. The group consists of Michael Ian Cummings (vocals), Joshua Hubbard (guitar) and Noah Rubin (drums). The New Yorker described the band as "...[playing] dark garage rock featuring Michael Ian Cummings’s energetic front-and-center vocals" and Paul Lester of The Guardian referred to SKATER's "[...] scuzzy garage rock" and "[...] melodic punk-pop".

The three members initially met in Los Angeles and discussed the possibilities of forming a band. They began trading demos tapes across the Atlantic - Los Angeles natives Cummings and Rubin exchanging ideas with London-based Hubbard. The trio decided to meet up, convening in a loft in Manhattan to record an EP and remained in New York. The band released its debut EP Schemers for free, which was made available to download on its website. Cummings explained that "We wanted to cut out the bullshit and release music as quickly as we could. People were gonna get it one way or another so we figured we might as well do it [release the music] while it’s fresh." The band refers to its style of music as "humblecore" and sites bands such as Mission of Burma, Devo and The Cars as influences.