The band's songs are grotesque accounts of the Israeli life from a political, social and critical point of view.

Throughout the years, several drummers have joined the band, including Shlomi (Kruvi) Lavi and Shahar Haziza.

In 2006 Habiluim recorded their second album "Bereavement and Failure" ("שכול וכישלון" shchol vekishalon), inspired by the novel of Yosef Haim Brenner by the same name.

the album was recorded in New York City, produced by Tamir Muskat (Balkan Beat Box), and released in August 2007, also by NMC.

In an interview in October 2007, Enbar and Wisler characterized the album as a soundtrack to a fictional musical, transposing Brenner's novel into a contemporary setting.