Mason Proper was an American rock band formed in Alpena, Michigan, in 2004.

In 2006, the group focused on promoting their first album, touring across the country and recording sessions.

In September, the band signed with the New York-based Dovecote Records, and the self-released version of their album immediately went out of print.

The band released a re-mixed, re-mastered, and (in parts) re-recorded version of There Is A Moth In Your Chest in 2007 for Dovecote.

[3] The band toured through most of 2007 in support of Moth," afterwards releasing a four-song EP of new material entitled Shorthand'[4] The band released their second album, Olly Oxen Free, on September 23, 2008, on Dovecote Records.