Lloyd Stowe and Jamie Terry began writing and recording songs in 2002, heavily influenced by early sixties psychedelic and beat music.

In April 2007 The Silents signed to Ivy League Records following which they toured nationally with The Vines and the Red Riders.

[4] In May 2007 the band commenced recording new tracks for their debut album, which was mixed in Sunset Studios California by Doug Boehm (Starsailer, Guided by Voices, Sahara Hotnights).

The album, entitled "Sun A Buzz", was recorded in an isolated part of the South West of Australia and in Blackbird Sound Studios in Perth in late 2009.

After the album was recorded, the band brought on board new management and embarked on a national tour with Tame Impala in May 2010.