[2][3][5] Their first studio album, The Alignment, was released on February 27, 2012, by Sparrow Records, produced by Pete Kipley and Paul Moak.
[9] In March 2013 the band launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for an independent EP, The Boxer & The Thief.
Diehl said that he began composing songs to perform during meetings at camps and retreats and at places such as Sheridan's Frozen Custard and Chick-fil-A.
The band signed with Sparrow Records in 2011, who released a taster EP called Samestate, a precursor to 2012's The Alignment.
The "Radio Listener Appreciation" tour, with Building 429 and Andy Cherry, immediately followed in April and May.