 Both joined (or re-joined) the Maniacs as full-time members in 1994 after Natalie Merchant's departure.The duo released two albums with the Maniacs, 1997's "Love Among the Ruins", which contained a cover of the Roxy Music song "More Than This" that reached number 25 on the U.S.Hot 100 chart, and 1999's "The Earth Pressed Flat".