[1] Locksley was formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 2003 by Jesse Laz, Sam Bair, Kai Kennedy and Aaron Collins.

The EP and the licensing exposure attracted some label interest, though ultimately they never signed a record contract, instead releasing "Don't Make Me Wait" (a collection that included a mix of originals, tracks from the Locksley EP and some rerecordings of songs off Safely From the City) on their own Feature Records label in January 2007.

After the release of Don't Make Me Wait, Locksley were featured in multiple magazine spreads, notably SPIN's "Breaking Out", Rolling Stone's "6 Breakout Bands to Watch", Alternative Press's "100 Bands You Need To Know" and in ELLE with an eight-page fashion spread in their March 2007 issue.

Many of the songs off of Don't Make Me Wait were licensed for TV, commercials and movies, notably: "She Does" as the theme to HLN's Morning Express with Robin Meade, placement in the Friday the 13th remake, "Don't Make Me Wait" as the trailer music to the Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria movie Over Her Dead Body and "My Kind of Lover" in the J. J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield.

On August 24, 2008, "All Over Again," "Don't Make Me Wait," and "She Does" were made available as downloadable content for the popular Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game series Rock Band.

"The Whip" is also used in an American Family Insurance commercial, and has been used by the Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, and Florida Panthers as their goal song at some point since the 2011-12 NHL season.

Locksley announces Be in Love to be released January 26 as well as an opening slot as direct support for Mae on their Afternoon Tour.

B-sides were "There's a Love" (a William Bell cover) and "Talk to Me" (an original Locksley song by Kai Kennedy).

Immediately following the debut the band joined fans for a live chat about the video and upcoming tour.

[7] Locksley's first national shows were a club tour with San Francisco's Scissors for Lefty in early 2007.

[8][failed verification] In early and mid-2010, Locksley were the opening act for Butch Walker on his North American tour.

As of 2013, the band has started a social networking campaign using the Twitter hashtag #whereislocksley accompanied by anonymous photos to play a number of secret shows in cities like Tucson, AZ and Uncasville, CT.[9] In January 2015, Locksley was featured during the National Hockey League's All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio.