The Pipettes was a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton. The band ceased in 2011. Gwenno and Ani Saunders were singers in the group with Gwenno occasionally taking to the keyboard. The Pipettes, at that time consisting of Julia Clark-Lowes, Rose Elinor Dougall, and Becki Stephens and their backing band, The Cassette, formed at a seaside party in Brighton in 2003 and entertained audiences with their trademark polka dot dresses, doowop anthems and choreographed hand movements.