She also sang "Beautiful Things" for American Express and later her voice was heard on the Schick Quattro commercial singing "I'm Not the Girl".
[citation needed] McCluskey was married to composer Paul Cantelon, whom she met in about 1992 in London where he was playing piano in a restaurant.
During this period, McCluskey worked with Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The, Triptych, and Télépopmusik.
In 2009, McCluskey released her second solo album, You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House, including the track "Handle with Grace" (featuring Télépopmusik).
McCluskey's third solo record, Lambeth Palace, was released in 2012 and featured collaborations with Morgan Page, Ambrosia Parsley, and Richard Fortus.
The group stated that they had heard a song on Pandora by Télépopmusik featuring McCluskey's vocals, which caught their attention.