In 2009, when interviewed about the band's mixture of languages, frontman Simon Kvamm said: "It's important for me to use the Danish kind of English that I speak...my mother tongue Danish, and my second language English, are very present to me in thinking and talking and speaking with others, and writing.

[2] The band was formed in 1996 by Simon Kvamm, Kristian Riis, Jonas Juul Jeppesen, and Søren Arnholt, all of whom were studying musicology at the university of Aarhus.

[4] The band's first studio album, Swimming Time, was released on 3 May 2000, on the small label Martian Records.

USADSB sold far more copies than Swimming Time, and was certified double platinum in Denmark and spawned four singles.

In 2005, René Munk Thalund officially joined Nephew as keyboardist after having toured with the band since April 2004.

Nephew frontman Simon Kvamm delivered new vocals for the song, which were included on the single release.

[5] Following a performance at Roskilde Festival in 2010, the band announced that they would be taking a break from touring and Denmark, although they did play shows in Norway and China.

Nephew was also responsible for the official football song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa: "The Danish Way to Rock", which sat at the top of the charts for 2 weeks.

Furthermore, two of the band members, René Munk Thalund and Kristian Riis, did backing vocals for Kim Wilde's song "Hey!

Nephew's fifth studio album, Hjertestarter, was released on 2 November 2012, and dedicated to Denmark's extended night season.

It went straight to the number one most sold album (in Denmark) that month and the Danish iTunes store, holding the top spot on the charts for two weeks.

When asked what this single was meant to convey, Kristian Riis said: "The album's title track is a tribute to the North Sea.

1-2-3-4-5 contains Nephew's five studio albums along with 15 bonus songs; early renditions of the songs "USADSB", "Mexico Ligger i Spanien", "Hospital", "007 Is Also Gonna Die", and "Hjertestarter"; a remix of "Downtown Europe" by Ørtz/Mofus; an alternative version of "Worst/Best Case Scenario"; an early version of "Superliga"; the previously unreleased demo songs "Swedenborg" and "Marking Princess"; and premixes of the previously unreleased "Pasfotografier", "Automatisk Mig", "Stop Nu Hjælp Nu", "The Day I Laminate My Heart", and "Jeg Kan Se".

While unknown to the broader public, Højlund had played in indie bands Tiger Tunes and Marybell Katastrophy and she holds a Ph.D. in sound design.

January 2018 saw the release of the EP Vinter-i-Ring, including the single "Amsterdam" and a re-work of the old German/Danish song Sig Månen Langsomt Hæver.

The songs represents the well-known sound of Nephew with the prominent presence of Marie Højlund's vocals, keyboards and guitars.