Recoilers are long-time students in the school of rock. Over the years, the band has thrown ample amounts of ingredients into its sonic melting pot of influences, ranging from the Beach Boys to Sonic Youth. The result is loud guitar-heavy stop-start riffs complemented with a strong sense of catchy melodies and harmonies.

In 2001, the trio teamed up with Kelp Records to debut the six-song album, For Decoration Only. Since then, the group has been recording new material and emerging sporadically to make live appearances before quickly retreating into hibernation again. Through this period of dormancy Recoilers could be found spread about various other outfits like The Acorn, Fiftymen, Greenfield Main, and Jim Bryson and the Occasionals.

Their new full-length recording, 2 Years End was recorded by Ottawa's Dave Draves of Little Bullhorn Productions between 2001 & 2003. The album sees the band’s long evolution come to full fruition in a grandiose blend of frantic guitars, divergent melodies and nebulous, indie-pop gems.