Paynter has released five singles, "Closer", "A Victim Song", "Love the Fall", "How Sweet It Is" and "Weary Stars".

[2] Although Paynter liked law school and intends to return, he says the choice was either "tour the country and play guitar or study books" and the decision "was a no-brainer".

[1] To record the album, he travelled to Los Angeles, where he worked with producer Matt Wallace and mixer Brian Paturalski.

[4] This Welcome Diversion features performances by Josh Freese, Dorian Crozer, David Ryan Harris and John Fields.

For the album, Paynter underwent a global four-month writing session, during which he also worked with Wally Gagel, Phil Buckle and Julian Hamilton of the Presets.

After the average performance of singles "Closer" and "A Victim Song", which Paynter felt "didn't have the support of radio or a strong online presence", he and label Sony agreed to delay the album's release.

[5] This resulted in a free 10-track acoustic album titled Money on Your Tongue, containing three cover songs and a version of "Closer", which was initially released as individual tracks across 10 weeks from late October 2009.

[8] Paynter also appeared on the Gypsy Heart Tour with Miley Cyrus as special guest in Australia.

[10] In April 2013, Paynter auditioned for Season 2 of The Voice Australia and after successfully having all four judges turn their chairs, he chose Joel Madden as his coach.

He successfully defeated Louise Roussety in the Battle Rounds with his rendition of "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber.