In June 2013 front woman Niki Barr and band mate Scott Ensign formed "The Last Year". A five-song EP was released on August 13, 2013. The first single from the EP, "Sugar", was released in July 2013. The band made its public debut on July 12, 2013, at The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland. In November 2013 The Last Year was named the 98 Rock Band of The Month by a local Baltimore radio station and covered in Shockwave Magazine
The band released a video featuring an acoustic version of their debut single "Sugar" on YouTube in February 2014. The video was reviewed by Guitar World, who described it as "..a haunting little number that showcases some great songwriting." The second single, "Mania", was released in February 2015 in advance of their next studio album. In support of the album they toured throughout the year, including a performance at the 2015 South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, where they were named one of the Austin 100.

"Mania" entered into Top 40 songs by Double Neuve FM 99 Peru on June 13, 2015. The song was ranked at number 20 on the Top Notch Top 25 Best Songs of 2015.

The band's next album, entitled Static Automatic, was released in March 2016. The band has toured extensively in support of the album, including an appearance at Summerfest 2016 in Milwaukee, WI. They also performed at the National Park Service Centennial Celebration in Washington DC on August 25, 2016. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.