1st of the Month Vol. 2 you don’t change with the times you gon get stuck in the past. I’ve been working on this thing called "The First of the Month". I’m putting out an EP every month with a 30-minute episode so you’re not waiting a year or more for the next album." In May 2014, in an interview with MTV News, he spoke about the features on the EP's saying: "The people that’s gonna be on this project is Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Estelle and Gunplay, so far." He also announced the first EP would be released on July 1, 2014, saying:
The Ruby Suns toured with The Shins extensively throughout Australia. In 2007, The Ruby Suns signed to American record label Sub Pop for the US and Asia. The band released their second album, "Sea Lion", in January 2008. Later that year, the band recorded the song "Don't Touch the Dusty Fruit" to the Survival International charity album, "Songs for Survival", and the song "Oh, Mojave" was used in the Windows Vista commercial for the Mojave Experiment. In August 2008 The Ruby Suns contributed their track "There Are Birds" to an indie compilation album "Indiecater Vol. 2". The Ruby Suns' third album is titled