[2][3] The band's songs contained mostly politically charged lyrics that critiqued Western consumerism and neo-colonialism.
[1][4] Warsawpack was formed in 1999 by Lee Raback, Scott Rankin, Jaroslav Wassman and Matt Cormier.
[5] Rankin later left the band and was replaced by guitarist Ajit Rao, and later members added to the band included tenor saxophonist and flautist Simon Oczkowski, baritone saxophonist Adam Bryant, and turntablist Aaron Sakala, aka DJ Realistic.
Raback released his solo debut album Introductory Offer in 2009 under the stage name Lee Reed.
In June 2019, The Steal City EP was named to the initial longlist for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.