Old Gray was founded in 2011 by Cameron Boucher, Charlie Singer, Zane McDaniel, and Raphael Bastek. Inspired by post-hardcore bands of the ‘90s and '00s, Old Gray began playing in the East Coast underground circuit.

In 2013, Boucher founded the seminal emo revival band Sorority Noise. Sorority Noise gained national popularity with their 2014 debut album, and Old Gray was pushed to the side. Nonetheless, they released their first album, An Autobiography, and their second album, Slow Burn was released in 2016. The album mixed tense, introspective spoken word pieces with furious, anguished screamo music. However, Old Gray went mostly unnoticed due to the band member’s focus on Sorority Noise.

When Sorority Noise announced their hiatus in 2018, Old Gray announced that they, too, would be breaking up, and helped support Sorority Noise on their last few shows.