Ryan Clapham and Paul Davis, who have been friends since childhood, began composing music together in their teenage years. In 2013, Clapham and Davis formed Cannons with Michelle Joy after meeting her through the website
Craigslist, where she had posted an advertisement seeking a band in need of a vocalist. The trio collaborated on early Cannons material over the Internet, with Clapham and Davis emailing musical tracks to Joy, who would then email back her own lyrical and vocal contributions. Cannons issued their first
EP Up All Night in 2014. The band then released their debut album
Night Drive in 2017, as well as a second EP,
In a Heartbeat, the following year.
Shadows, Cannons' second album, was released in 2019 by AntiFragile Music. "Fire for You", the first single from
Shadows, gained significant commercial traction after being featured in a 2020 episode of the
comedy-drama TV series
Never Have I Ever. The band subsequently signed to
Columbia Records. On October 17, 2025, Cannons released a new single titled "All I Need". This was followed by the single "Starlight" on January 30, 2026, along with the announcement of their fifth studio album
Everything Glows, released on March 27, 2026. Cannons joined Grammy Award winning Bob Moses in 2026 for a co-headlining tour throughout the United States. Dubbed The Afterglow Tour, the show was very well received by critics and fans. == Members ==