After a self titled, limited edition six track EP released in April of 2005, SPANK's first full length album "The Monkey" (which also includes the six tracks from the debut EP) was released on May 16th, 2006. "The Monkey" was produced by Mitch Easter (REM, Let's Active, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Marshall Crenshaw). Standout tracks include "Abandon", "If I Could Find A Way" and "Reach".