The Chevin's debut five-track EP was released on 31 October 2011 on Fierce Panda Records produced by Coyle Girelli.

Notorious music critic Neil McCormick of The Telegraph described the band as "old-fashioned, OTT and big enough to crush all resistance.

[2] In 2011 The Chevin moved to Sonic Ranch, a recording studio complex 30 miles east of El Paso, Texas, USA.

In May 2012, The Chevin performed at Live at Leeds, Camden Crawl and The Great Escape Festival, while ending the month supporting European dates for Franz Ferdinand.

Major support from UK Radio continued along with stadium play around the country during football and rugby matches.

The Chevin released their debut album Borderland in the US on 25 September 2012 and then two days later performed "Champion" on the Conan talk show.

In 2019 The Chevin released new singles "Under The Thunder" on 21 August and "Big Machine" on 16 October, and performed shows in New York City at legendary venue Mercury Lounge.

The song "Beautiful World" is featured at the end of the fifteenth episode of season 4 of The Middle when Sue and Darin first kiss.