Coast was formed in winter 2007 by the Stockport born singer-songwriter Paul Eastham and his brother, Chris Barnes.

[4] The single, "Colours", was released on 18 May 2009 and the band appeared at the Saints Aid music festival at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on 23 May 2009.

[10] On 9 April 2010, it was announced that Coast would play their first non-UK show at the annual Tønder Festival in Denmark at the end of August 2010.

[13] That summer, Coast were runners-up in a competition run by the Southampton-based radio station Wave 105.2 to support Bon Jovi at the O2 arena in London in June 2010.

Eddie Jordan from the Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory joined Coast on stage, playing the accordion on the song "Oceanos".

Also playing at the event was the Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams and the chart topping German acts Unheilig and Die Fantastischen Vier.

On 21 June 2011, Coast front man Eastham released An Cuan Siar, a solo album of piano instrumentals.

Coast released a Bruce Springsteen tribute song, "I Wanna Sing with the Boss", on 2 February 2014, on the band's official YouTube channel only.

Sanger had previously worked on recordings by artists such as Dido, Keane, Pet Shop Boys and Phil Collins.

After being recruited by Andy Murray, Finlay Wells joined Coast on bass guitar in time for their tour in Denmark during July 2014 in support of the new EP.

Later that year, Eastham collaborated with opera singer Tony Henry to compose, record and produce the EP Percosi.

[25] Coast embarked on a tour of Denmark in January and February 2017 with Midge Ure bassist Dave Williamson joining the live lineup.

Two of the tracks, though not new, had never before been featured on a Coast full-length album ("I Wanna Sing with the Boss" and the Finlay Wells-penned "Lament For Nick").