Leighton Antelman, William Bradford, Evan Arambul, and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were in seventh grade.
Lydia was signed to the Arizona-based record label HourZero, through which they released their debut album This December; It's One More and I'm Free.
They also played on the first annual Bamboozle Roadshow with Saves The Day, Armor For Sleep, Set Your Goals and Metro Station in 2008.
[8] It was announced on August 25, 2008, that the band had signed to Low Altitude Records and re-released Illuminate on October 21, 2008.
[9] On October 12, 2009, they released a tour only EP titled Hotel Sessions which features 4 acoustically re-recorded songs off their first album.
[10] The band finished recording in the studio with producer Matt Malpass for their next release which was given a tentative release date of July 2010[11] On May 11, 2010, a version of "We Clean Up So Well" was posted on their Myspace page with a note announcing that the band will break up after a nationwide tour in July.
[12] In a later interview, Leighton explained the breakup, stating, "It's quite simple, the two original band members don't want to put out music together anymore.
[15] It was announced on July 12, 2010, that guitarist Steve McGraw had decided to leave the band and would not be playing on their final tour.
[28] On December 17, 2013, the band announced plans to play Illuminate from start to finish across North America in the spring of 2014.
Leighton Antelman stated in an article featured on Alternative Press that the new album would be "a little darker" than their last release, 2013's Devil.
For Run Wild, the band worked with two producers—Colby Wedgeworth and Copeland's Aaron Marsh—and vocalist Leighton Antelman explained via press release, "This was the first time for us using two producers.
[31] On March 8, 2018, Lydia announced the release date, track listing, cover art, and first single from Liquor, their sixth LP.