Signed to the Skyfire Records label, they have released 11 albums, including Split Decision, which reached number 5 on the iTunes blues chart.

The Mustangs were formed by Adam Norsworthy and Derek Kingaby after an impromptu jam session in the Fountain Pub in Rowland's Castle, Hampshire, in 2001.

The Mustangs first came to national attention after winning the Eel Pie Club's Search for New Blues Talent competition in 2004.

[1] The Mustangs have played and headlined a wide variety of gigs and blues festivals across the UK and Europe including Glastonbury Festival, Colne, Maryport, Blues on The Farm, Newark, Swanage,[2] Skegness, Hyde Park, Goodwood, Zinc Paris, Gosport and Southsea.

[4] As well as their own material, in concert the group often plays some blues standards, though radically reinterpreting the arrangement to suit the band's "truly storming... ferocious" sound.

Blues in Britain said "the album continues the Mustangs’ way with a catchy tune, first class musicianship and production values, and is worth adding to any serious blues/rock music collection.

"[9] The band supported the release with a number of shows at high profile blues festivals across the UK including Maryport, Cambridge, Swanage, Newark and the Isle of Wight.

The Mustangs left Cross Border later in 2011 and signed to the Trapeze Music label, who subsequently took over the release of the Shaman & the Monkey album, as well taking over the distribution of the band's entire back catalogue.

In September 2016, drummer Jonathan Bartley, a long-time political activist, was announced as the joint-leader of The Green Party of England and Wales alongside MP Caroline Lucas.

The album received critical acclaim and two songs were released as singles, "Shores of Heaven" and "Da Vinci's Eyes".

In 2012, as Adam & the King Bee, Norsworthy and Derek Kingaby released Pow Wow, a collection of blues- and country-tinged songs that they had written while rooming together on tour with the Mustangs.

In 2023 The Milk Men released Spin The Bottle and headlined a number of major blues festivals throughout the UK.