The band was together until 2012[1] and consisted of singer Jesse Michaels (formerly of Operation Ivy, Big Rig, and Common Rider) with guitarist Mike Huguenor, bassist Morgan Herrell, and drummer Max Feshbach (who comprise San Jose punk trio Hard Girls).
Signed to Asian Man Records, Classics of Love released their debut, the Walking in Shadows EP, in 2009, followed by a single in 2010 and an eponymously titled album in 2012.
[4] The band became less active due to lead singer Jesse Michaels attending school in Los Angeles, but assured fans they were not broken up.
[1] In July 2020, Jesse Michaels released a new EP, World of Burning Hate, under the Classics of Love name, with permission from the other members of the band.
Featuring Sharif Dumani (Alice Bag, Exploding Flowers) on guitar and bass, and Peter John Fontes (Los Nauticals) on drums, the EP is more of a straight hardcore style than the punk-ska of their self-titled album.