Prozac Rat was formed in 1997 when cousins Noah Smith and Dietr Poppen decided to pool their interest in music. The result was a fledgling duo with little concern for standard musical practices, but a propensity for catchy melodies, clever lyrics, and more musical styles crammed into one song than some bands manage in their entire careers. Immune to that pesky term "genre," the group began writing and recording with reckless abandon, sometimes creating entire albums from scratch in a few days. They have been sharing their music on the internet recently and have had a growing fan base online. Though the group has employed any instrument they can get their hands on, they have narrowed it down to a pair of acoustic guitars when they bring their music before a live audience. No song, from a delicate ballad or instrumental to an electronic dance or hip-hop number, has been immune to their acoustic treatment. The group is currently recording new material and rehearsing a new live act.