The band was formed in 2006 by Will Etling, Jesse Hoy, Michael Hughes and Crash Richard.
The Ortolan received favorable reviews from Allmusic[2], the Los Angeles Times[3], The Tripwire [4], Pitchfork Media[5], and French rock magazine Les InRockuptibles [6].
[12] Their song "I Hope I Become a Ghost" can be heard on the "World's Greatest Dad" and Detention of the Dead soundtracks and their song "Young at Heart" can be heard on the Jackass 3.5 On March 20, 2012, the band released the video for "Demons", the first track off their newest album All In Time.
On January 7, 2013, the band announced that they were officially separating, on statements released via their websites and various social networks.
Until next time...goodbye…..goodbye…….goodbye……sorry about the stumps....."[1]- The same day the band released their final song, a cover of Frank Sinatras 'Young at Heart'.