The band was prominent in Canadian indie rock circles throughout the 1990s and were known for their unique, minimalist bass and drums approach,[2] and melodies and harmonies which drew on classic pop music influences such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

[6] Though perhaps most often associated with the 1990s Canadian East Coast alternative rock scene (often referred to at the time as the Halifax Pop Explosion), the Inbreds were actually formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1992,[1] where O'Neill and Ullrich, childhood friends originally from Oshawa,[7] were attending Queen's University.

[4] With its return to the simple, bass and drums style of their earlier albums,[19] Winning Hearts held the number one spot on Chart Magazine's survey of Canadian campus radio for two consecutive months.

O'Neill went on to play the character Thomas Collins in the seventh season of Canadian television show Trailer Park Boys and still resides in Halifax.

[24] The album also featured three bonus tracks of the Inbreds themselves performing covers, including "Dope Fiends and Booze Hounds" alongside The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown" and The Super Friendz' "Down in Flames".

[24] The Inbreds have reunited several times in recent years for live performances, playing at the Herohill Hearts Music showcase in October 2008, as well as taking part in the 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion.

They performed another reunion show at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel on September 29, 2016, to promote vinyl reissues of their albums Kombinator, It's Sydney or the Bush and Winning Hearts on Label Obscura.

[26] In 2024, Ulrich's band Egger released a new version of "Any Sense of Time", in collaboration with Tim Vesely of Rheostatics and The Violet Archers, for the Music Buddy podcast.