Aloud was formed in May 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts, by lead vocalists/guitarists and primary songwriters, Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain, who met as teenagers in the Miami-based band Rain.

[6] The four spent the summer working on a home-recorded four song demo titled Don't Trust the Radio, which was released on July 31, 2002, and was briefly sold at shows in the Boston area.

The band made its first real mark after releasing their debut album Leave Your Light On on May 2, 2006, to positive press and national airplay on college radio.

In April 2007, Aloud made it to the semi-final round of the 29th annual WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble, beating out 15 other groups for the wildcard slot.

[14] De la Osa and Beguiristain spent the rest of 2007 writing material for a second album, eventually choosing to record it that Fall at Fireplace Studios in New York City with Sony mix engineer Caleb Shreve (under the pseudonym Chuck Brody).

Fan The Fury contained more overt political themes than any of Aloud's previous work, and was praised as a more mature offering than Leave Your Light On.

[18] The show integrated Aloud's live performance of Fan The Fury in its entirety with corresponding films, and was developed with filmmaker Johnathan Carr.

Films were contributed by Johnathan Carr himself as well as directors Erin Bowser, Mike Pecci, Chris March, and animators Kristin Osiecki and Timothy Scholl.

[22] Aloud performed the third and fourth legs of the Fan The Fury tour with a rotating cast of live members: Jonathan Schmidt (from the band Morningwood), Rob Lynch (ex-Harris), Travis Richter (from the bands The Motion Sick, Naked On Roller Skates, and Kingsley Flood), Jesse James Salucci (The Lights Out) and Tommy Mazalewski alternated on drums.

Tim Hare, Ryan Majoris, and Matthew Girard (from the band The Motion Sick and Golden Bloom) alternated on bass.

[24] From April 2009 to July 2010, Henry and Jen worked with producer Daniel Nicholas Daskivich on completing the third Aloud release, Exile.

The songs loosely drew upon de la Osa and Beguiristain's respective experiences as US-born children of Cuban exiles.

[27] Aloud launched their first crowdfunding campaign on the Kickstarter platform to pay for manufacturing of the record and defray costs associated with the tour in support of the album.

[29] De la Osa and Beguiristain were approached earlier in the year by the Berklee College of Music to participate in BANDED, a documentary intended to become a part of the school's PULSE curriculum.

[31] The band found the experience enjoyable and booked a second session with Grotto at Mad Oak to record "Such a Long Time" in the same manner.

There, they shared the stage with other Boston-based acts OldJack, Lake Street Dive, Bad Rabbits, The Wandas, and Moe Pope & Quills.

[40] In January 2016, the band released a live video for the song "In Spite of Language" for NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest.

[41] In April 2016, Aloud announced they would collaborate on a virtual reality music video with director Skye Von, producer Tanya Leal-Soto, and Charles Newman.

Aloud toured and held events in New England, New York, and the west coast that spring to promote the project and demonstrate the technology using Mobile phones and Google Cardboard.

A 360° music video for "The Wicked Kind", another FOOL VR project directed by Skye Von, debuted September 2016 as an official selection of the Kaleidoscope 2016 Summer Showcase.

In February 2017, Aloud released the charity single “Agua Mala”, recorded in conjunction with NYC-based group Cold Blood Club.

"[46] A coast-to-coast US tour in support of the “Empty House”/”Falling Out of Love” double A-side vinyl single kicked off April 24, 2017 in New York.

[48] Aloud expanded their lineup with the permanent addition of drummer Chris Jago, saxophonist Alanah Ntzouras, and trumpet player Vanessa Acosta.

[49] From late 2018 through 2019, Aloud resumed self-releasing music under Lemon Merchant Records, producing a series of singles including "Son of the Dharma," "Children of the Divine," and "Live TV."

During this period, co-leads Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain primarily wrote songs separately, while band meetings were conducted over Zoom.

Throughout the pandemic, Aloud maintained engagement with their fans by sending out a weekly email newsletter that provided updates on the album's progress.

"[54] Later in May 2021, with the band and crew having received long-awaited vaccinations, Aloud completed filming the music video for "Waiting (Scenes From a Lonely Planet."

[56] In the summer of 2022, Aloud performed their first show since September 2019 at a private event in Tujunga, where they debuted a new song from Apollo 6 titled "The Comeback Kid."

Apollo 6 represented a more sonically experimental direction for Aloud, with songs that were deeply personal, reflecting their experiences and thoughts throughout the pandemic.

However, Bodin and Louis broke the group up in 2005, making the point moot and clearing the way for the American 'Aloud' to use the name without any foreseeable hindrance.