Company of Thieves is a perfect example that everything happens for a reason. When Chicago's Marc Walloch and Genevieve Schatz met by chance about three years ago amidst the hustle and bustle of Union Station, the two never dreamed that the encounter would lead to the evolution of a band all of their own. Schatz, who claims to being a singer since she could talk, and Walloch, a seasoned guitarist, were first introduced by mutual acquaintances; a casual discussion of their shared love for the Beatles followed and the two formed an instant connection. After that, it was not long at all before they were spending a majority of the time together – writing songs within the confines of their apartments, and performing at weekly Monday night music events in Chicago.

Walloch and Schatz spent the bulk of 2006 coming up with the songs that would ultimately make up the first full-length Company of Thieves CD, Ordinary Riches, which was released to the public in May of 2007. Ordinary Riches has since been described by Yahoo! as "hands down, one of the best debut albums of 2007," and an article in the October issue of UR Chicago said "Schatz's vocals are explosive, dominating the aural palette." Independent, and still unsigned at that time, the band worked on the CD with their friend, famed Fallout Boy and The Hush Sound producer Sean O'Keefe, while having financed and released Ordinary Riches completely on their own.

Company of Thieves is no stranger to selling tickets, having shared the stage with the likes of The Smoking Popes, Wax on Radio, Jon McLaughlin, Cary Brothers, Sara Bareilles, and Teddy Geiger, and currently winding up a busy tour schedule which included several sold-out shows at legendary Chicago venues Beat Kitchen and Schubas, and the Yahoo! Billboard Live showcase at B.B. King's in New York City. At that time, a subsequent Inside Track review of the Billboard show said that Company of Thieves was one of two performances from the event that stood out "head and shoulders above the rest," and Billboard itself described Company of Thieves as "one of the best unsigned acts out there…", a certain indication of what was yet to come for the group.