When singer/songwriter/guitarist Julia Deans enlisted the help of three friends in mid-1996 to demo some original material, there was no indication that a permanent group would result and that this group would have a New Zealand number one hit four years later.
Drummer Simon Braxton and Deans had jammed together a little beforehand. Guitarist Steve Wells and Deans met via a mutual acquaintance in 1995, and played in a band for about three months in 1995-1996. Wells and bass player Andrew Bain had played together in bands since 1990. Deans was the link between them all; it was...