Modeling his orchestral pop songs after the teenage tragedies and melodramatic heartbreaks of early girl groups and '60s chamber pop, British songwriter/producer Joe Moore began the Yearning with vocalist Maddie Dobie in 2012. Their first long-form release, Dreamboats & Lemonade, came out in 2014. The duo shifted into the styles and production techniques of the '70s with the arrival of 2020's Only When I'm Dancing.