The Afters began as a Christian Pop Rock band founded by Josh Havens and Matt Fuqua as the two were working at a Starbucks in Mesquite, TX. The band released their first debut album “I Wish We All Could Win” in 2005. Following albums “Never Going Back to OK” and “Light Up The Sky” found The Afters on the Christian iTunes charts as well as earning a Dove award for album of the year.