Hexed Hands were formed in 2010 by Jordan Gelling and Jahn 'Lex' Teetsov after befriending one another during a music course. Following a very short period as Mt. Green and The Clings, the duo were joined by Jonathon Dawes and assumed the name Hexed Hands. The band spent most of its early days playing one-off gigs at local pubs while tracking demos at home and in the studio on analog tape. They would give out sample CD's of those recorded demos wrapped in newspaper after live shows to members of the audience.