Hailing from different parts of the world, Hannah from Leeds and Julia from Copenhagen, their paths crossed in London where a mutual friend introduced them at a house party. On their first meeting, they immediately made a pact not to work together: "We had heard about each other in the songwriting circle and agreed not to write songs together, but to remain friends." Instead of putting a joint session on the calendar, they quickly became close friends, going to concerts and discussing shared musical obsessions. Despite their best intentions, Dolores Forever seemed inevitable.