Their lineup consisted of lead vocalist Sally Shaar, drummer Jordan Circosta and guitarist Zach Zanardo.
[6] Three songs off Control Freak were featured in Season 1, Episode 5 of 2020 Netflix series Spinning Out,[7] which also included a cameo appearance by the band.
[9] Between dates on their subsequent cross-Canada tour during 2019, the band spent two weeks living above Worsley's Echoplant Studios in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, working on material for their pending debut album.
On July 30, 2020, founding member and synth player, Holly Jamieson announced she had left the band to pursue a career in music therapy.
They stated that they "no longer feel we can do justice to the vision of MONOWHALES we set out with", but shared that each member has "exciting endeavours ahead".