▁Ly ons ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁Modern ▁Lo vers , ▁with ▁B ree ▁becoming ▁a ▁long - term ▁fan . ▁At ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁B ree ▁first ▁played ▁live ▁( and ▁recorded ) ▁as ▁the ▁drum mer ▁in ▁Ly ons ' ▁band , ▁The ▁Pl aster ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁The ▁Brun ettes ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁A uck land ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁B ree ▁and ▁He ather ▁Mans field . ▁According ▁to ▁B ree , ▁" My ▁cousin ▁had ▁recorded ▁her ▁band ▁Y oko ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁natural ▁voice , ▁no ▁silly ▁effect ed ▁delivery . ▁I ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁girl ▁to ▁sing ▁on ▁some ▁du ets ▁I ▁had ▁written ▁so ▁I ▁track ed ▁down ▁her ▁number ." ▁The ▁band ▁independently ▁released ▁its ▁first ▁recording ▁Mars ▁Lov es ▁Ven us ▁EP ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B ree ▁founded ▁Lil ' ▁Chief ▁Records ▁with ▁fellow ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁music ian ▁Scott ▁Mann ion ▁of ▁The ▁To key ▁T ones . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁had ▁met ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁Mar be cks ▁Record ▁Store ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁where ▁B ree ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁Brun ettes ' ▁album ▁Hold ing ▁H ands , ▁Fe eding ▁D uck s ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁the ▁debut ▁release ▁for ▁the ▁label . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁a ▁g low ing ▁review ▁from ▁All music ,