▁Jon ▁Ehr ens ▁( White ▁Life , ▁Art ▁Department ), ▁and ▁singer ▁Jenn ▁Was ner ▁( W ye ▁Oak , ▁F lock ▁of ▁D imes ) ▁out ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁born ▁through ▁Ehr ens ' ▁and ▁Was ner ' s ▁mut ual ▁love ▁for ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁R & B ▁and ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁behind ▁a ▁hit ▁song . ▁The ▁pair ▁began ▁creating ▁songs ▁long - distance ▁between ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁wherever ▁Was ner ▁was ▁tour ing . ▁The ▁group ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Secret ly ▁Canadian ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁since ▁have ▁released ▁one ▁single , ▁" D rive ▁You ▁Cra zy " ▁b / w ▁" Private ▁Party ." ▁Their ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁ ▁released ▁by ▁Secret ly ▁Canadian ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ehr ens ▁and ▁Was ner , ▁the ▁music ▁is ▁equally ▁focused ▁on ▁son ic ▁choices ▁and ▁lyr ics . ▁The ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁as ▁both ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁du o ▁call ▁themselves ▁" 9 0 ' s ▁children ." ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Secret ly ▁Canadian ▁Jon ▁Ehr ens ▁and ▁Jenn ▁Was ner ▁began ▁collabor ating ▁on ▁music ▁rem ot ely ▁when ▁Was ner ▁was ▁tour ing ▁with ▁another ▁group . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁du o