After Rustic Overtones broke up, Albee formed a solo effort he dubbed "The Popsicko," under the pseudonym "Frankenstein." Due to a variety of circumstances, the band Albee had assembled for the project only played a few gigs, and broke up quietly just months after inception. Albee's next endeavor was the much more successful Rocktopus, which recorded two albums and toured extensively. After the band's second album, "Something Fierce", Albee changed the band's name to As Fast As. As Fast As released the critically acclaimed "Open Letter to the Damned" on A&M Octone Records and toured steadily behind it, crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada from 2004 to 2007.