Cherry But No Cake

You live in France
You mess around in lab coats with your friends and talk about how great the Melvins and Dinosaur Jr. are.
You record songs with your friends.
You move to London.
You start a band. A real band.
You have different drummers and bass players.
You have a steady line-up.
You record a demo.
You play gigs.
You record an album.
You tour.
You write more songs and hope they are better than the old ones.
You plan to tour again and record a second album.