Gravel, a Lithuanian rock band formed in 2003 by childhood friends Tomas Sinicki, his brother Miroslav Sinicki, Vladislav Gaiževskis, and Erik Ševčukianec, quickly made a name for themselves. Their debut album, Pockets Full of Fun, dropped in 2006, the same year they achieved a respectable fourth-place finish at the Lithuanian Eurovision Song Contest preliminaries.

The band's success continued to build. In 2007, they were crowned "Best Rock Band" at the A.lt awards, a prestigious Lithuanian alternative music event. They also took home "Best Debut" awards from both Pravda and Bravo, solidifying their position in the Lithuanian music scene. Their first music video, "Easter Song," even received airplay on MTV.

However, Gravel's meteoric rise was short-lived. On April 1, 2008 (April Fool's Day), they released their second album, Dirty Beauty, as a free download online – a first for a Lithuanian album. This unconventional release coincided with bandleader Tomas Sinicki's announcement of Gravel's disbandment, bringing a premature but impactful end to the band's career.