Subject matter has focused, among other topics, on the Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo Suk (on "Decimal Places"), the building of the M62 motorway around Stott Hall Farm (on "Build Around Me") and the American TV series The Wire (on "Sobotka").

Following a support with The Hold Steady,[2] I Concur were added to the independent record label, Dance To The Radio’s various artists compilation album, Out of the Woods and Trees,[3] then in March 2008, the band released a limited 7" double a-sided single, "Lucky Jack" / "Build Around Me", through Brew Records which was played by Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1.

[4] Following positive reviews,[5] and coverage in the NME, I Concur were invited to record a session for Huw Stephens's BBC Introducing show at the Maida Vale studios.

[6] The following July, BBC Introducing announced that I Concur would play at the Reading and Leeds Festival.

[8] In September 2009, I Concur announced that had signed with the London-based record label Club AC30, and the band's debut album, Able Archer, and new single, "Sobotka", were released the following October.