Benoist is a former bunny girl, who has worked with producers such as Nellee Hooper, and wrote the song "Wonderland", a number two hit for Moloko's Róisín Murphy in the dance charts.
The couple started working on music after meeting Jarvis Cocker, who wrote for them the songs "La Degustation", "Fred de Fred" and "Basque Country", which were later included on their self-titled debut album, The Lovers, co-produced by Dean Honer and Parrot of All Seeing I, Kevin Bacon and Jon Quarmby (Finley Quaye, Pretenders etc...), Leigh Devlin and Robin Downe.
They have collaborated in the past with Richard Hawley, Kings Have Long Arms frontman Adrian Flanagan, Afterflife, and Budnubac, and have also formed part of I Monster's live show.
They are accompanied on stage by guitar player Bryan Day and drummer Marc Hoad of Pink Grease.
Their second album Pardon My French was produced and mixed in Austin, Texas by Gabe Rhodes and Joe Gracey.