Appaloosa is a band composed of lyricist/vocalist Anne-Laure Keib and musician Max Krefeld.
The pair met when Anne-Laure left her native Paris to spend time in Berlin, and together they formed Appaloosa there in June 2006.
[Ref 1] Keib writes the lyrics and serves as the band's vocalist and front-woman.
In the latter part of 2008, Keib's longtime friend and former roommate Chan Marshall invited Appaloosa to support Cat Power on a US tour.
[Ref 2] Around the same time photographer Patrick O'Dell created a video for the original version of the song.