Bleached

Led by Jennifer and Jessie Clavin, Bleached combines the raffish punk of their former band Mika Miko with poppier songwriting and a more polished sound. On their early singles and 2013's full-length debut Ride Your Heart, the Clavins paired rough edges and vulnerable confessions with sweet melodies; later on, they added heft and sheen to their music -- but kept its heartfelt appeal -- on albums including 2019's Don't You Think You've Had Enough? After Mika Miko disbanded in 2009, Jennifer Clavin took a break from performing music, although she and Jessie continued to write songs together. She moved to New York to pursue her education in fashion design, then spent a stint as Cold Cave's keyboardist and backing vocalist in 2010 and 2011. Meanwhile, Jessie remained in the Clavins' home turf of Los Angeles, playing with the band Cold Showers. When Jennifer returned to L.A., the sisters began to work in earnest on Bleached, playing shows with like-minded bands such as Hunx & His Punx and issuing their first single ""Francis"" on Ooga Booga Records in June 2011.