Formed in Bellingham, WA in 2003, Shook Ones draw heavily from the vein of mid–`90s East Coast melodic hardcore, specifically Lifetime and Kid Dynamite. After putting out a demo, the band released their first full–length, Sixteen, via Endwell Records in 2005. The band soon moved up to Revelation Records, who released the 3–song Slaughter of the Insole teaser 7" in early 2006 and the subsequent LP Facetious Folly Feat the following Halloween. In support of a Japanese tour, they released a split EP with Easel in early 2007, and parted ways with Revelation later that year.