[7] Prior to their signing, Sainthood Reps spent May 2010 touring with The Felix Culpa[8] and played a September show with fellow Long Island bands The Sleeping and Glassjaw.

[10] Sherman confirmed to Indie Vision Music in an October 2011 video interview that he and Montesanto had written "five songs that we know are on record two", as well as an EP that they were "debating about putting out" which would showcase the band's original post-rock instrumental style.

[11] In the spring of 2012, Sainthood Reps joined La Dispute's Wildlife Tour[12][13] and released a music video for "Monoculture", the title track from their debut album.

After several years of inactivity, the band returned to the stage in 2018, opening for Pianos Become the Teeth and joining Long Island's Wild Fest alongside Latterman, Latex Generation, and Mikey Erg.

[22] Influences cited by the band include Fugazi,[6] Nirvana,[6] Mogwai,[6][22] The Cohen Brothers,[6] The Jesus Lizard,[6][22] Built to Spill,[6] Dinosaur Jr.,[22] Sunny Day Real Estate,[22] Explosions in the Sky,[22] Sonic Youth,[2] My Bloody Valentine,[2] and Yuck.