In 2012, Avidan started a solo career and has released three studio albums to moderate success in European countries.

[5] He completed mandatory army service in the Israel Defense Forces, and studied animation at Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, with his final project short film "Find Love Now" winning an award at the Haifa Film Festival that year.

[7] The group released their debut studio album The Reckoning independently in March 2008, founding Telmavar Records with Avidan's brother Roie.

[9] Poor Boy / Lucky Man, the band's second album, was released in Israel in September 2009 to favorable reviews.

For promotion, the band embarked on a worldwide tour from 2009 to 2011, during which they had appeared and performed on several notable occasions in Germany, France, China and the United States.

Different Pulses entered record charts in various countries and was awarded a Platinum certification by France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).

In a March 2015 interview conducted by French newspaper Le Monde, Avidan stated: "I don't really feel Israeli.