Formation, first label signing, We Are The Wrecks, and Panic Vertigo (2014–2018) Nick Anderson met Aaron Kelley on
Facebook around 2010 when he was fourteen-years-old. Remaining friends through 2014, Kelley introduced Anderson to recording industry executive
Richard Reines, for whom Kelley had been interning at the time, and Anderson began writing and producing for the bands that Reines managed. In September 2014, Anderson and Kelley formed a pop-punk band, Coastbound, with three others. Coastbound continued performing at local music festivals in
California throughout 2015; however, in September 2015, Aaron and Kelley announced their intentions to place the band on a hiatus to pursue a "new music endeavor with an indie rock project." Sometime in October 2015, Anderson's new project released a song, "Get 'Em Ready," which features in Episode 5 of
CBS's
Limitless. In late 2015, Anderson and Kelley invited Billy Nally and Harrison Nussbaum to join their new project. The five had already been acquainted, their prior musical projects being managed by Reines and Anderson having written for the others' past projects. Additionally, Nally, Nussbaum, and Schmidt had performed in a band alongside musician Clay Borrell in the Official Stand Up Tour in mid-2015. Disregarding the spontaneity of the project, the three New Jersey natives drove to California to record music with Anderson and Kelley at the latter's request. All of the band members were in their early twenties and a majority hail from the east coast. Anderson is native to
Upstate New York; Schmidt and Nally grew up by the
Jersey Shore; founding member Nussbaum is also native to
New Jersey; and Kelley is native to
Wisconsin, having attended
UW-Stout. None of the band members are originally from California. The band performed at a series of small venues before self-releasing their debut EP,
We Are The Wrecks, to the internet in April 2016. That summer and fall, the Wrecks opened for
Nothing But Thieves. On December 22, 2016, the line-up signed with
Another Century Records. Soon after, their debut single "Favorite Liar" received significant
airplay and charted in the top forty on
alternative radio. The single obtained five million
Spotify streams within a year of its release; as of January 2025, the track boasted over fifty million streams. Harrison Nussbaum played guitar in the original line-up from late 2015 to late 2016 until leaving the band, briefly making the Wrecks a four-piece. He was subsequently replaced by
Pittsburgh native Westen Weiss – who had also lived in
Germany and
China – in early 2017. After their record deal with Another Century Records, The Wrecks attempted to professionally record their sophomore EP in
Los Angeles; The band temporarily moved into Anderson's grandmother's home in rural
Wellsville, New York and finished their next EP,
Panic Vertigo, at the barn studio of friend Patrick Barry. Throughout the process, D'Angelo continued to serve as the band's sound engineer and co-producer. The recording process took one and a half years, and much of it took place over the summer of 2017 during
All Time Low's "
Last Young Renegade Tour, of which the Wrecks opened for.
Panic Vertigo was released on February 16, 2018, and is considered to have been a late release. "Way With Words," a track from the album, was co-written by
Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low. In mid-2018, the Wrecks made an appearance in Episode 6 of
Hulu's series
All Night performing their song "Favorite Liar." During the fall of 2018, the Wrecks was sponsored by
Nerf, recording an original song using their products.
New label, Infinitely Ordinary, Static, and Sonder (2019–present) On June 7, 2019, the Wrecks announced a new record deal with label
Big Noise Music Group. once again making the Wrecks a four-piece ensemble. Weiss's departure was jokingly confirmed in August 2019 by a series of tweets from the band's
Twitter account. On June 10, 2019, the Wrecks announced a new single, "Freaking Out," gifting people who pre-ordered the song with an original hot sauce, Wrecktum Wrecker™. In another announcement, the band marked the release of the single as the "beginning of a new era" for the Wrecks. The single was released on June 21, 2019 and spent twenty-three weeks in
SiriusXMU's "Alt 18" chart. Shortly after, the Wrecks released singles "Out of Style" and "Fvck Somebody," which garnered further mainstream radio play. In August 2019,
Hoodie Allen's song "You Should Let Me Know" was released, with lyrics, production, and vocals contributed by Anderson, and guitar supplied by Schmidt. The Wrecks' debut album,
Infinitely Ordinary, was released on May 1, 2020.
Infinitely Ordinary took roughly two years of refining, and unlike their previous EPs, the album features an array of producers and collaborators, including Daniel Chae of
Run River North. A track from the album, "We All Get Lonely" (featuring TOMI), appears on the
NHL 21 soundtrack. On December 18, 2020, the Wrecks released their third EP,
Static. The band revealed on their Twitter account that the second EP will be released in 2021. In 2021, the band announced their intent to release a plethora of new music throughout the year. After their "
Rich Girl" cover and their feature on Good Boy Daisy's "Never Learn," the Wrecks released their first new original single since
Infinitely Ordinary on March 10, 2021. "I Want My Life Back Now" premiered exclusively on
Alt Nation and was released on streaming platforms two days later. The Wrecks released a new single, "Lone Survivor," on February 11, 2022. They released an accompanying music video for the song in March. On March 24, they released another new single, titled "I Love This Part," before a third single, "Where Are You Now?". Writing for their sophomore album
Sonder commenced immediately after
Infinitely Ordinary. Their previous rhythm guitarist, Westen Weiss returned to assist with production. Additionally, Anderson has said that the album production was scattered, with much of it being produced in isolation due to the pandemic. The deluxe version of
Sonder released on November 4, 2022. It features two remixes, two acoustic reimaginings, and three brand new songs, including "Things You Make Me Do," which was released on September 30, 2022. The Wrecks released a limited run orange nail polish line named after their sophomore album in October 2022. On October 4, 2024, the band released the single "Always, Everytime" from their upcoming third studio album. On March 7, 2025, they also released the single "Speed" from their upcoming album. On April 11, 2025, the Wrecks released
INSIDE:, the first half of their third studio album. == Concert tours ==