Since arriving in 2017 under a cloud of anonymity, Superorganism have quickly risen through the indie ranks. Their self-titled debut album was released to critical acclaim last spring, and they have been announced as part of this year’s Coachella lineup. But long before speculation swirled about who might be behind the mysterious London-based project, four Superorganism members—Mark Turner (aka Emily), Chris Young (aka Harry), Tim Shann (aka Tucan), and Blair Everson (aka Robert Strange)—started playing together in New Zealand as the Eversons.

During his time as part of the Eversons, Superorganism songwriter/producer Turner applied for restraining orders against two women. The legal proceedings were filed in 2013 and settled on a confidential basis, and the case documents are sealed from public view, an Auckland District Court judge recently confirmed to Pitchfork. Turner’s restraining order filings came amid statements the two women made about him online. Representatives for Turner and Superorganism didn’t respond to requests for comment.

One of the women was Johanna Freeman, Turner’s ex-girlfriend and former bandmate in the synth-pop duo Little Pictures. The terms of the settlement prohibit Freeman from speaking about the case, people who were familiar with the proceedings told Pitchfork, and Freeman declined to comment for this story.

Turner’s filing against Freeman came months after a public debate over the Eversons’ B-side “Harlot,” a song sung from the perspective of a man whose ex-girlfriend becomes a sex worker. In October 2012, Lil’ Chief—a New Zealand label that was home to both the Eversons and Little Pictures—posted an apology for releasing “Harlot” and pulled the song from sale on Bandcamp. Freeman and others had noted on social media that the song was demeaning to her personally and to women in general.

The second woman who faced a restraining order application from Turner in 2013 was another New Zealand musician, who asked Pitchfork to identify her as June. She said the case arose after she posted about Turner on her Facebook account in October 2013, objecting to a video for the Eversons’ “Marriage.” In the clip, Turner can be seen appearing to poke a hole in a condom, as he sings lyrics from the perspective of a man who wants to trick his girlfriend into getting pregnant.

In November 2013, the Eversons were dropped from a gig at the Wellington venue Puppies. That concert was booked by veteran manager and promoter Ian Jorgensen, now a lecturer in commercial music at Massey University, who confirmed to Pitchfork that he canceled the booking for reasons connected with June’s post.

Earlier today, Lil’ Chief announced it was ending its relationship with the Eversons amid issues it said were “unresolved” in 2012 and 2013. “We have made the arrangements for their catalog to be taken down,” a spokesperson for Lil’ Chief wrote in a blog post. “In hindsight we wish we had done that years ago but we didn’t and we accept the responsibility for that inaction. We apologize unreservedly to anyone we have hurt.”