Led by former Rheostatics bassist Tim Vesely, the band consists of Vesely on vocals, Yawd Sylvester on guitar, drummer Camille Giroux, bassist Scott Remila, Ida Nilsen on piano.
[2][3] The Violet Archers released their debut album, The End of Part One, in 2005 on Northern Electric Records.
By Divine Right's José Miguel Contreras also appears as a guest musician on several tracks.
[6] The band's second album, Sunshine at Night, was released in 2008 following Vesely's departure from Rheostatics.
After a substantial hiatus during which Vesely mostly worked as a recording engineer and producer rather than recording, the release of the Rheostatics reunion album Here Come the Wolves in 2019 drew Vesely back into songwriting with the release of several new standalone singles beginning in 2021, including a duet with Sarah Harmer titled "Animal Song".