James Finchio and Larry Smith met originally in a high school rock band - Nosedive. With James on drums, Larry on bass, and fronted by vocalist and guitarist Magnus Downs, the group released one standalone record titled "Passion" on April 30th 2023. The 7 track album was inspired by a blend of indie rock, grunge, and the vocals of Alex Turner. Magnus was the driving force of the band, writing all of the lyrics and a good portion of the instrumentation. Magnus would ultimately disappear for several years, leaving Nosedive behind, but these years we're instrumental for James and Larry to develop their styles and technique.

The first ORACLE songs were written originally for Nosedive. When Magnus left, James and Larry would work on those songs, still holding out hope for the future of the band. Ultimately, their denial turned to acceptance, and they began to take their music in a different direction, with Larry's basslines really entering the spotlight. James wrote a plethora of songs at this time about anything from Mobsters to Knights to breakups. The band also had a very difficult time developing a lineup. James and Larry stayed as the foundation of the band, while trying out different musicians, working consistently with Ben Chance and Leo Vargas. The band would play its first show on the 4th of July, the lineup including James Finchio, Larry Smith, Logan Loy, Leo Vargas, Nicko Gillen, and Hero Vernon - a far cry from their first venue show at Thrashers in 2026.

By 2025, James and Larry had ironed out their sound and began playing open mics around Colorado Springs. It was at one of these open mics that they were approached by drummer Fern Martinez Batiz. Fern exchanged contacts with James, who took an ungodly 5 months to get back to him. Once James, Larry, and Fern finally jammed together, it was like lightning in a bottle - everything just clicked. The