Lauded by Los Angeles Times as a music act worth noticed for "blending their voices in tart harmonies and favoring a folk rock sound somewhere between Avril Lavigne and Fleetwood Mac", Aly & AJ are comprised of sisters Alyson Renae Michalka (born on March 25, 1989) and Amanda Joy Michalka (born on April 10, 1991) who both hailed from Torrance, California. Raised in Seattle, Washington, the twosome have been exposed to a wide variety of music at a very young age to then develop a strong passion for music since. "I think it started when we were three and five," Alyson revealed. "Just singing in church together and in school plays."