The band's members included Ben Brewer on lead guitar and vocals, and Gunnar Olsen on drums.

DaRosa grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts and was the bassist of the local punk band The Vigilantes.

New Beat received favorable reviews,[citation needed] [1] many of which likened the band to The Clash, The Police and U2.

The album featured Brewer singing lead for the first time, tribal rhythms, dubbed out guitars, and psychedelic bridges.

On August 15, 2006, through a post on their MySpace blog, the band announced the departure of Jeff DaRosa.