The dreamy pop project of Hollywood natives and sisters Piper and Skylar Kaplan, Puro Instinct's roots can be traced back to an inspiring meeting Piper had with experimental musician R. Stevie Moore during a trip to New York City. She began writing songs with Skylar, a self-taught guitarist who was 13 years old at the time. Mexican Summer signed the duo on the strength of their demos and released their debut EP, 2009's Something About the Chaparrals. Another single, "Slivers of You," arrived before the release of their darker-sounding self-titled EP on Gloriette, the label of ...