After being offered a gig at Rob Roy (Workers Club), another Friend suggested John Pants should play bass.

Matt had been playing with drummer Julia Watt with The B-Dolls and she drummed with the band for a year until other commitments came up.

[4] In 2009, the band toured Europe for the first time to play outdoor stages at the 2009 World Outgames (Copenhagen) and Manchester Pride (UK), with side shows in London and Berlin.

[5][6][7] They spent over two years recording the album Island but in early 2013 the band decided to take a break before it was released.

In 2016, The Blow Waves decided it was time to get back together, and in January, released the single Do It (All Night)[13]