[2] In Portland, she worked as a waitress, and met Alaskan fisherman Tyler Tornfelt and Ford Tennis and Jeff Munger who were "scraping by".

"[2] The group opened for The Avett Brothers and recorded a five-song EP entitled Not an Animal.

[2] Ford's voice has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, with possible influences from Bessie Smith and Snoop Dogg,[2] and used the words "two-step big beat gospel" to describe the effect.

[2] The group has toured the United States, including cities such as Seattle,[5] and have appeared in Nashville.

A reviewer for the Portland Mercury suggested that listeners should dress in 1950s style with a "trilby hat", and described the group as "energetic.