Vivian Girls perform during day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club on April 19, 2009 in Indio, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

It’s been a heady year, plus a few months, for Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls.

In the time between the release of its May 2008 debut and now, the band has released one album, replaced a drummer, recorded and released another album, been through the hype machine and back, toured America and has gained the kind of experience many bands don’t get.

On Wednesday, Vivian Girls play Lake Worth’s Propaganda, the kind of small but lively venue where the band first gained notice in its hometown in New York City’s Brooklyn borough.

“Those are our favorite kinds of venues to play,” lead singer/guitarist Cassie Ramone told The New York Times. “I never want to move away from that part of our history.”

Their punk-speed-meets-girl-group harmonies first took flight in clubs in Brooklyn, and Vivian Girls quickly gained a fan base that took them by surprise.

When they released their self-titled debut on the tiny Mauled by Tigers label, the band sold out of its 500-copy vinyl-only release in 10 days. From there, the Internet took over, giving the trio an instant burst of hype, helping them get their album onto a bigger label. Unfortunately, it also brought the seemingly inevitable backlash.

“All of that was weird to us,” Ramone told Paste magazine. “When we recorded the first album, we weren’t expecting many people to hear it besides us and our friends.

“So it was surprising to get attention for it, and then when the backlash happened it was really disheartening; we cried a lot.

“I think the whole experience made us tougher as people and less naive.”

Fortunately, the fans stuck with the band as it toured relentlessly and made changes: Ali Koehler took over on drums for Frankie Rose, joining Ramone and bassist Kickball Katy.

The band then recorded its second album, Everything Goes Wrong, in a matter of eight days, before getting back on the road once more.

If you go:
Where: Propaganda, Lake Worth
When: Wedesday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10
Information: www.propagandaLW.com