[6] The Dunwell brothers recruited childhood friend Jonny Lamb (drums), along with local musicians Dave Hanson (lead guitar) and Lee Dawson (bass).

Shortly before the release of the band's debut album, they were named HMV's Next Big Thing of 2012 at Manchester's Ritz on 10 February 2012.

Playing In Traffic Records in conjunction with Concord Music Group re-released Blind Sighted Faith on 28 August 2012 with the addition of "So Beautiful".

[12] The Dunwells took a break at the beginning of 2013 and then returned to the road in the spring, traveling to Austin, Texas for SXSW and then continuing on to do shows along the west coast.

Follow the Road incorporated many of the same songs as Blind Sighted Faith, but it was completely resequenced and included a variety of remixes and alternate versions that were geared towards their British fans.

The album included remixes by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, Robert Plant, Jason Mraz) and Jamie Candilorio.

Following their summer tour and return to the UK, lead guitarist Dave Hanson left the band to pursue a solo career.

After spending the remainder of 2013 in the studio, The Dunwells returned to the scene in late January, making an appearance on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC1, performing their hit song, "I Could Be A King".

At the conclusion of the tour, The Dunwells returned stateside to play a short run of shows centered around their performance at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

On 9 September 2014, the band released a four-song EP entitled Show Me Emotion, produced by Stephen Harris (Kodaline, Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats), with the title track being the first single.

The band also played a run of shows on the western coast of the United States after the release, selling out multiple venues.

The Dunwells completed a successful tour of the UK during February 2015, in which they sold out multiple venues and debuted their new single, "Lucky Ones".

Their debut album Blind Sighted Faith has been described as a "warm folk-rock record with flavors of Americana and Brit rock" with "carefully picked banjo, hard-strumming guitar," and inward looking lyrics "that make you feel something, without being overly sentimental.