The last known line-up included singer-keyboardist Cayne McKenzie, drummer Andrew Huculiak, and guitarist David Menzel.
High School was an EP released in the first half of 2011, after their original guitarist, David Menzel, quit the band for personal reasons.
Eventually, they were unwittingly ratted out by other local bands who recognized them, which made them decide to release the songs as an EP under the We Are The City name.
We Are The City is embarking on an idea with the intent to outdo all that the band has previously created, resulting in what, paradoxically, could either become the biggest or the smallest thing they have ever done.
wrote that the debut album featured "chime-y, piano-driven, anthemic rock, not unlike Coldplay's early records", and called it "a minor success".
[2] In its review of High School, Chart wrote that the band at times sounds "like a less rambunctious version of Born Ruffians, which isn't a bad place to be.
"[6] The Vancouver Sun wrote, "High School is a dark, introspective and slightly terrifying mini masterwork.
"[7] Clash Music praised "Keep on Dancing", a single from the band's new album Above Club, calling it an "inspired return", stating, "Vancouver tends to do things its own way.
Canada's Exclaim also praised the new song, saying, "Various airy sound effects hover in the ether of the intro, just above a deep and earthy boom of drums.