Knox grew up in Ohio and fell in love with music as a kid, obsessing over emo bands like Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, Boys Like Girls, Panic! At The Disco or Hawthorne Heights. 

After he made the move to Nashville in 2019, working as a songwriter and honing his craft, he eventually released his own solo career, releasing “Sneakers”, which surpassed 49 million Spotify streams. Everything kicked into high gear with the arrival of “Not The 1975” though. It peaked in the Top 15 of the Adult Pop Airplay Chart, gathered 63 million-plus streams, and catapulted the success of his 2025 debut LP, Going, Going, Gone. Of the latter, Melodic Magazine raved, “The debut is impressive in length and lyrical volume,” and GRAMMY.com promised, “Knox's debut album, Going, Going, Gone, perfectly captures the essence of his artistry.” Marveling at his sold-out Webster Hall show, Knox recalled, “the crowd down on the floor generated the kind of palpable electricity reserved for artists on the cusp of the proverbial rocket ship.”

He also graced the bills of festivals such as Lollapalooza and Hangout Fest, appeared on tracks with Bilmuri and HARDY, and earned co-signs from Ed Sheeran and Matty Healy. After piling up hundreds of millions of streams, selling out shows, and earning critical acclaim, he returns home sonically and emotionally on his second full-length album, My Midwest Best [Atlantic Records].