American country music band Parmale consists of brothers Matt Thomas (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums), along with their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and Josh McSwain (guitar), who is a best friend since childhood. In 2006, they went to Los Angeles to begin recording with producer Stevo Bruno. They split their time between touring the East Coast and recording in California. They then travelled to Nashville to write, produce, and mix the remainder of the record. Parmalee released the EP Complicated in 2008. In June 2012, the band was featured as a Billboard “Bubbling Under” artist. Around this time, a live performance video for the band debuted on AOL's TheBoot.com. Their second Stoney Creek single, "Carolina," was released to country radio in February 2013. It reached Number One on the Country Airplay chart in December 2013. Their next album's lead single, "Roots," was released in May 2016. They released the album 27861 in 2017. Parmale continues to tour the country.