Lifesigns was the brainchild of John Young (keys/vocals), Frosty Beedle (drums), Steve Rispin (sound) and Nick Beggs (bass/vocals). Their first album, Lifesigns, was released in February 2013 and sold well briefly reaching the UK top 100 albums chart. Guests included Steve Hackett (Genesis), Robin Boult (Fish) and Thijs van Leer (Focus).

The band started touring the following year with Jon Poole joining to replace Nick Beggs who had other commitments. The line up was made complete by former Steven Wilson guitarist Niko Tsonev. Fifty shows were played over the next year with the culmination being appearances at Cruise To The Edge in the USA and Night of the Prog at Lorelei in Germany as well as the Rambling Man and Cropredy Festivals in the UK.

In addition to this Live In London, a DVD and double audio CD was released. This was recorded at Under the Bridge at Chelsea Football Club.

In 2017 a new album called Cardington was released. The album was largely funded via a Pledge Music campaign that met its target in just 48 hours. The album features guest appearances from Robin Boult (Fish), Dave Bainbridge (Iona) and Menno Gootjes (Focus). Niko decided to pursue his own solo career after having played on the album, he in turn was replaced in the band by Dave Bainbridge on guitar and second keyboards. Cardington reached the top ten in the Amazon national chart and was number four in the UK Indie chart all without any mainstream airplay.

In 2018 Lifesigns took to the road again with a third appearance on Cruise to the Edge and a U.K. tour. 2019 has seen the band perform further live dates both in the U.K. and Europe. A tour is planned for Spring 2020 culminating in a fourth appearance on Cruise to the Edge in the USA. A new album is also scheduled for release.

Lifesigns were nominated by PROG Magazine for best album and best band for 2018 plus John Young picked up best keyboard player at the recent Classic Rock Society awards.