[5] After Babakoto broke up De Martino became the lead singer in another indie band called Mojo Pin, named after the first song on Jeff Buckley's 1994 album Grace.

[6] De Martino moved to Manchester and formed a band with Katie White and DJ Simon Templeman,[7] which they called Dear Eskiimo[8] (often misreported as Dead Eskimo[citation needed]).

In explaining the choice of the name, De Martino noted the genre-crossing nature of their music, and that the name was intended "to be as nomadic, tribal and independent as possible" (as he states in the band's biography at their public relations website);[8] he goes on to note that "there were already several bands called Eskimo", and that "some of our songs told such good stories that it felt... we were writing... a letter.

[1] One transliteration of the band's name in Japanese is a slang word for penis (wikt:ちんちん).

[9] In a February 2022 BBC interview, De Martino and White spoke of their 20-month-old daughter and personal relationship: "The pair have previously avoided saying whether they are romantic as well as musical partners.