Pascal Pinon are twins Jófríður and Ásthildur Ákadóttir from Reykjavík, Iceland. When they were fourteen they got together with two of their friends and decided to start a band. Using the instruments they had, the group played various local venues and started recording their first album. The self-titled effort was well-received, but by the end of the touring period the band comprised of just Jófríður and Ásthildur, and it remained this way from then on.