The band gained popularity in October 2010 after they performed their single "Take Me Out" on four iPhones on the New York City subway B train.

In February 2011 the band recorded a cover of The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" for the 80's nostalgia film "Take Me Home Tonight," the music video of which featured members of the movie cast.

In early 2013, the band moved to Los Angeles and began playing a few shows around the LA area to test out new material.

During the month of July 2013, Atomic Tom began releasing live acoustic versions of new songs, including "Someone To Love", "1978" & "Touch".

These songs were filmed and recorded live at their LA home studio, "The Alamo" and were offered as a free download for fans.

On July 30, 2013, Atomic Tom released their new single "Music Makes The Heart Grow Stronger" from their forthcoming record on iTunes along with a brand new lyric video for the song.

On December 18, 2013, Atomic Tom released a video of their cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" on YouTube with a free download on Soundcloud.

In 2014, Atomic Tom recorded songs for their second full length album 'ERA', which the band released independently on September 11, 2015.