Aden was formed at the University of Chicago in 1995, but since 1997 (when original drummer Josh Klein left the band and join Vitesse) none of Aden's members has lived in the same city. Although the band has not recorded since 2002 guitarist and banjo player Kevin Barker has continued to play and record solo (as Currituck Co) and has collaborated live and on record with luminaries of the Naturalismo/New Weird America scene such as Vashti Bunyan, Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Vetiver.