Amber Pacific began as a group of high school juniors that performed locally in their hometown near Seattle, under the name Follow Through.

In the summer of 2003, Peerson and Evans left the band to pursue other interests and were replaced by Greg Strong and Josh "Dango" Cellan.

Ben Harper (originally in Yellowcard) joined Amber Pacific before the recording of their second studio album, Truth in Sincerity.

[4] Recording started in October 2006, but Harper left the band before the end of the year to be replaced by Rick Hanson.

Young left to pursue a career in public education as a principal, in "hopes that [he] can better prepare future generations for what lies ahead.

Days later, guitarist and chief songwriter Will Nutter confirmed on Facebook that Strong's departure was because of Matt Young's return.