Ponny Kosmas began writing a song a month as a project in 2011. The goal was to create 12 songs that he would enjoy listening to and could give to friends as a present at the end of the year. A couple months and a couple songs later, he came up with the name Mars Water, combining his interests and fears in both astronomy and the ocean. For live shows Ponny gained the help of his previous band mates Kiley Plass (Drums) and William Van Downey (Bass), and later completed the band line-up with the addition of Peter Abraham (Guitar).