The band was founded by its two original members, Jon Weisnewski (bass, vocals) and Nat Damm (drums).
The first, Kyle Iman, was featured on two albums: a split 10-inch with Seattle's Teen Cthulhu, and a 7-inch released in 1999 entitled An Army of Evil Robots Programmed for Human Destruction (Rock and Roleplay records).
The constraints of Eglington's career as a financial analyst caused the band to enlist the help of several part-time guitarists to fill out their lineup for their rigorous touring schedule.
Neurot, owned by Neurosis guitarist-singer Steve Von Till, released Akimbo's most critically acclaimed[citation needed] album entitled Jersey Shores in October 2008.
It showed a substantial deviation in style from previous recordings, which can be attributed to the band's intentional creation of a "cohesive piece of music" as opposed to a collection of separate tracks, as well as a natural progression of their sound.