Effective period / Period of releases: 2007

Members: Britton Beisenherz, Rob Sanchez, Greg Vanderpool, Jim Fredley, Joshua Zarbo

Five years ago, singer Greg Vanderpool and guitarist Roberto Sanchez morphed their Austin band Milton Mapes into Monahans, named after the West Texas desert oasis.

In March 2010 the quartet—fronted by the 38-year-old Vanderpool and rounded out by Mapes veteran Britton Beisenherz on various instruments and former Spoon bassist Josh Zarbo—began releasing a new song per month online. The final song in the series, “Seabirds,” features vocals by Sinead O’Connor.