It consists of JT Daly (vocals, keyboards, percussion, samplers), Chad Howat (bass, piano, programming), and Nick Aranda (guitars).

[6] In 2007, Paper Route were featured on Paste magazine's website as artists to watch: "The group produces a refreshing mix of the organic and the electronic, with quality songwriting to match.

"[7] In early 2008, their music was featured in the television show One Tree Hill[8] in episodes "Life Is Short"[9] and "Cryin' Won't Help You Now"[citation needed].

[11] In March 2010, Paper Route were named one of '10 Artists to Watch in 2010' by American music website Shred News.

[citation needed] In September 2010, two songs by Paper Route – including "Calm My Soul" – were featured on MTV's show World of Jenks.

[14][non-primary source needed] In June 2011, the song "You Kill Me" from the band's 2008 EP Are We All Forgotten was featured in an episode of MTV's Teen Wolf.

[24] In 2013, Paper Route's song "Better Life" was featured in The Vampire Diaries episode, titled "True Lies".

[28][29] On September 24, 2014, Paper Route announced that drummer Gavin McDonald would be leaving the band, pushing back planned October tour dates to December.

[30][31][non-primary source needed] In July 2015, JT Daly and Chad Howat announced that Nick Aranda was made an official member of the band.

[32] The same month, Paper Route announced that they had signed to Kemosabe Records, an offshoot of Sony Music Entertainment.