In the years that Let's Active released music, they ranged from melancholy and moody to downright peppy. The band started and ended as the recording venture of producer and songwriter Mitch Easter. Easter may be more known for producing the early R.E.M albums, but his band also released some noteworthy sounds. The formation of Let's Active happened around the same time that Easter set up Drive-In Studios. He combined with Faye Hunter on Bass and Sara Romweber on drums for the original lineup. They released an EP in 1983, Afoot, which contained six tracks and instantly got attention from fans and critics. The songs were upbeat, positive and commercially successful but not necessarily representative of what the band and Easter were capable of, and the album reached number 154 on the Billboard 200 chart.When the band released Cypress in 1984, fans got to see the depth of the band as the tracks ran the gamut of emotions and explored different musical styles. The complicated sound was also indicative of the conflict happening within the band as Romweber was replaced by Jay Peck and the band added Tim Lee on guitar. By the time Big Plans for Everybody was released in 1986, Easter was working completely on his own and looking for new band members. That release made it to number 111 on the Billboard 200.There were many musicians who graced the lineup through the rest of the bands existence, like Rob Ladd and Angie Carlson. One of the most notable was drummer Eric Marshall, who was with the band from 1986 until 1990. Let's Active released their final album in 1988 titled Every Dog Has His Day. The band toured until 1990, when they finally called it quits. Marshall went on to work with Easter again when Easter formed another band in 2002.