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Is it hugs and kisses? Is it noughts and crosses? X’s & O’s (pronounced exes and ohs) formed in early 2007. At the time, the band’s main songwriter, Marc Oswin, was performing his dark folk ballads under his solo guise of Mark with the Sea. With a bigger vision for many of the songs he was penning, Marc set out to put together a group of musicians to realise the bigger sound. Marc didn’t have to look far. Hushed notes transcended fences and drew neighbours Holly Sewell and Perry Lane to join Marc as the founding members and chief songwriters of X’s & O’s. Joined later by Geoff Hassall and Simon Young, the quintet realised their desired sound in the form of harmony and hook-driven pop songs that dip their toes into the ponds of folk, country and rock. After a year of playing live shows and tightening their sound, the band began recording and producing their debut album “I have lived in the Monster” in mid February 2008. The majority of the album was recorded at bass player Simon