Their line-up consisted of Kyle Krone, Chris Wulff, Riley Stephenson, and Ryan Hansen.
[2] In 2004, they opened for The Killers in Las Vegas, and released a six-song EP on Intravenous Records.
[4] In 2006, The Shys performed at that year's South by Southwest Music Festival, where the Rolling Stone called them "Best Alternative to Jet".
[6] Later that year, they released their debut album Astoria, which featured the singles "Call in the Calvary" and "Waiting on the Sun".
[4] However, the album also received negative feedback, with reviews calling it "predictable, unimaginative and lacking originality.
[9] The Shys' album You'll Never Understand This Band the Way That I Do was released on July 22, 2008, on local Echo Park indie label Aeronaut Records.
[13] Wulff and Cupito worked alongside acclaimed producer Matt Squire on a project they called "The Get Back Sons".
Stephenson is currently working in the financial analyst business with his father, but still plays keys whenever he gets together with his former bandmates.