Founded in 2012, the band began recording after three of its members, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi, all had success as songwriters for other artists.

This led to them self-releasing an extended play titled It Was Always Yours in 2012, followed by a self-titled one in 2014.

[1] Produced by Shane McAnally, the latter included their debut single "Shut Me Up".

This song's success led to the band signing with RCA Records Nashville, for which they have released four studio albums: Meat and Candy in 2015, Happy Endings in 2017, Old Dominion in 2019, and Time, Tequila, & Therapy in 2021.

On the latter, they have reached the number-one position with "Break Up with Him", "Song for Another Time", "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart", "Written in the Sand", "Hotel Key", "Make It Sweet", and "One Man Band".