Nickelodeon Kids Choice CD

Whether warming up their voices by running through the numerous a'cappella songs in their repertoire or laughing inexplicably over the set list, the two singers seem to know each other too well to be just colleagues. But no, they finally explain. They're not sisters by birth, only by practice, having subjected themselves to each other's company for months at a time in the past 8 years, first to seek adventure throughout Europe, Mexico and the western states, and then later for more formal tours around most regions of the U.K.Within hours of meeting in a Barcelona youth hostel, Rebecca and Emily were already trading names of their favourite bands -- Emily enthused over Dead can Dance and Suzanne Vega, while Rebecca was wild over Ani Difranco - and spinning fantasies of how they, too, might be able to combine travel and music in the near future.

One day the near future turned into the present, when they gleefully re-convened at the same youth hostel, some months later, then tootled down south to Andalucia for a 4-month stay in the dreamy white-washed town of Ronda. Here, their first co-written songs, and the band name, were born.

It hasn't always been easy, being part of an ambitious duo that's largely on-call for gigs and festivals, and has been for more than 7 years now. For one thing, their different backgrounds can lead to misunderstandings, and not just over the pronunciation of 'tomato.