 While studying for a Fine Art Degree in London, she recorded a demo tape in 1985, which eventually found its way to Creation Records boss Alan McGee via her then boyfriend Pete Astor.She signed to Creation in 1987, releasing "Firefly", a six-song mini-album, recorded with Martin Duffy of Felt on keyboards and members of Astor's band The Weather Prophets.A full-length album, "Below the Waves", followed in 1989, featuring her brother Christopher on acoustic guitar (who also played on her later albums).