The band's debut EP title Night Swimming was released in 2012 and was the number fifteen on the New Zealand Music chart.
[3] In 2011, Young Lyre opened for international acts Green Day and Train.
[4] In 2011, Young Lyre started working on their first EP alongside the release of their single "Cinema Smile" which premiered on the New Zealand television programme U Live.
The EP debuted at number fifteen on the Official New Zealand Music Chart a week after its release.
In May 2015, after a long period of writing, released the single "We Go Faster", which was funded by NZ On Air.