The Afters

The Afters are a Dove Award-winning Christian rock quartet that pair earworm melodies with upbeat lyrics focusing on hope, joy, and perseverance. The band has issued six albums, including 2008's chart-topping Never Going Back to OK, since finding success in the late aughts/mid-2010s with CCM radio hits like "Beautiful Love," "Light Up the Sky," and "Life Me Up." 2024 saw the Afters kick off a new album cycle with the uplifting single "God Is with Us." Formed in the early 2000s by four Starbucks employees in Mesquite, Texas, the Afters initially operated under the name Bliss...