The band's preview EP, Penniless Optimist, was released in September 2011, and their debut album Electric Swing Circus in May 2013.
[3] At the 2011 ElectroSwing People's Favourite Awards, the Electric Swing Circus won Best Live Act.
The Electric Swing Circus played many festivals during 2012, including Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Nozstock, Boomtown, Beat-Herder, Fieldview and WOMAD.
The EP was promoted with a tour including an appearance at Heitere Open Air Festival in Switzerland.
The band's third album, Pleasure Seekers, was released in March 2022 and includes the singles "Gravity" and "Expectations".
The Electric Swing Circus co-headlined the event alongside acts including The Correspondents, Dutty Moonshine, Odjbox and Pierre, DJ Switch and C@ in the H@.