X"s & O"s formed in early 2007. Main songwriter Marc Oswin was performing his dark folk ballads under his solo guise Mark With The Sea. With a bigger vision for the many songs he was penning, Marc set out to put together a group of musicians to realize a bigger sound. After a year of playing live shows and tightening their sound, the band began recording their debut album, "I Have Lived In The Monster" in Mid February, 2008.