[1] The band's name is an acronym for Fuck It Dawg, Life's a Risk, a skate mantra stolen from singer Zac Carper's former roommates.

[7] In October 2012, the band made their television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly, where they performed "Whore" and "No Waves" from their then-upcoming album FIDLAR.

[23] Max Kuehn has released solo compositions online,[24] as well as being a member of The Squirmers,[25][26] The Diffs[27] and The Head Hunters[28] with his brother Elvis, The Small Wigs,[29] and Kitten, with Carper[30] prior to, and during their full time in FIDLAR.

According to Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic, FIDLAR's music incorporates elements of "classic" skate punk, thrash metal, and "surfy" lo-fi indie rock.

[31] The band's first studio album contains "slacker subject matter" pertaining to topics such as substance abuse, surfing and skateboarding.

Stylistically, the album has drawn comparisons to Angry Samoans, Fear, Surf Punks, the Ramones and Circle Jerks.