[3] Prior to the group's formation, Jones was well known for being a drummer in the successful alternative rock bands Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo.

[4] The group has a mixed musical style that includes influences from pop-punk, alternative rock, and power pop.

After this, the group was dropped from their label, Island Records, and moved to Los Angeles to remake their production and sound.

The band released their fifth album Blood & Lemonade on September 9, 2014 worldwide via the independent label Rude Records.

American Hi-Fi initially formed under the name BMX Girl,[5] and Jones changed to a name personally suggested to him by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.

[1] American Hi-Fi's released self-titled debut album through Island Records on February 27, 2001 which was produced by Bob Rock.

Critic Mario Mesquita Borges praised it and stated that "[t]he future of rock & roll is surely guaranteed with acts such as American Hi-Fi."

In early 2004 and without a backing label, the band headed to Los Angeles, to begin work on a new album with producer Butch Walker.

On January 8, 2008, American Hi-Fi released two new tracks on their Myspace page, both unfinished mixes off their upcoming fourth album.

Frontman Stacy Jones described the new album as sounding "...a little like Elliott Smith partying with the Foo Fighters at a kegger with My Bloody Valentine and Superdrag".

[8] The band also released eight demos, a few of which were recorded live in the studio sans overdubs on their MySpace page including "Fight the Frequency", "Frat Chump", "Acetate", "Bullet", "This Is a Low", "Recover the Stars", "Lost" and "Where Love Is a Lie".

According to a post on Twitter and Facebook on the band's page, the group announced that they would be recording a new album as a follow-up to Fight the Frequency.

On July 15, the band released the second single "Golden State" as an instant grat alongside the album pre-order.

In February 2016, the band announced they were re-recording an acoustic version of their self-titled debut album to be released on Rude Records on April 29, 2016.