2 ' s ▁F ables ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ' s ▁Mind w aves . ▁ ▁Cro ft s ▁ ▁founded ▁The ▁Mo ons ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁splitting ▁from ▁The ▁On ▁Off s . ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁songs ▁had ▁gathered ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Mo ons ▁songs . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cro ft s ▁took ▁songs ▁to ▁The ▁L odge ▁Rec ording ▁Studio ▁in ▁North am pton ▁and ▁arranged ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁pay ▁week ly , ▁since ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁funds . ▁Cro ft s ▁recorded ▁five ▁songs ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁all ▁instruments ▁except ▁drums . ▁He ▁named ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁the ▁L un ar ▁sessions . ▁These ▁songs ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Mo jo ▁magazine ▁and ▁prom ot ers . ▁His ▁original ▁home ▁dem os ▁were ▁initially ▁sent ▁to ▁Paul ▁W eller ▁later ▁ear ning ▁him ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁P W ▁band . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Mo ons ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁Life ▁on ▁Earth ▁on ▁Ac id ▁Jazz ▁Records , ▁containing ▁ 1 2 ▁Cro ft s ▁original s ▁including ▁re - work ed ▁versions ▁from ▁the ▁L un ar ▁sessions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Cro ft s ▁wrote ▁an ▁album ▁called ▁Mind w aves ▁that ▁he ▁produced ▁at ▁Black ▁Bar n ▁Studios ▁in ▁Working ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁The ▁Mo ons ▁drum mer ▁Ben ▁G ord el ier . ▁So on ▁after