Olsen stumbled upon Westcott, who had a stint as the bassist for
Rogue Wave, through a
Craigslist ad, and they were both intrigued at each other's influences. The two met up and began playing demos of each other's songs. The duo originally began playing music with each other in one another's homes, moving up to local bar shows, without intent of being 'discovered' or signed to a record label. According to a
Portland Mercury interview, Olsen explains that the songs were never meant to travel beyond the two, but
Sub Pop founder
Jonathan Poneman wished to release the songs on his new record label
Hardly Art.
In Camera Having drawn some comparisons to
Velvet Underground, The two have also been featured on
Dntel's record
Dumb Luck on the fifth track, titled
The Distance. The official video can be found here. The band has toured the United States and Japan in support of their debut with bands such as
Iron & Wine,
Broken Social Scene,
Great Lake Swimmers, and
The Album Leaf. ==Discography==