Whysall Lane was originally conceived as an acoustic solo side project for Versus singer/guitarist Richard Baluyut to perform Versus songs, original material, the occasional Depeche Mode cover version, and Filipino folk songs.
Recording of the group's debut album started in 2002 but was prolonged owing to band members' family commitments.
Apart from work-in-progress versions of some songs streamed on the internet in 2003,[1] the band's only release during the next 3 years was a track on a 2004 TeenBeat compilation.
The band's self-titled debut album was finally released on Adam Pfahler's Blackball Records on February 14, 2006.
Many of their live shows were linked to local Asian-American community events or as a support band to Richard's old friends Yo La Tengo and Mission of Burma.