Zac Brown Band became stars in the late 2000s on the strength of the number one country hits "Chicken Fried" and "Toes," songs that seemed like throwbacks to the country-rock of the '70s. For a while, ZBB continued in that vein, scoring another breezy, beachy hit with "Knee Deep" and underscoring their singer/songwriter heritage with the warm, burnished ballad "Colder Weather," but soon Brown & co. proved themselves to be a restless jam band, as eager to crank up the amps as ride a supple groove. The group cut a 2014 EP with Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl and dove deep into pop music on 2019's The Owl, but these creative instincts helped them cultivate a loyal following who were happy to roll with these changes. In 2020 Brown released his debut solo LP, The Controversy