Edited sentence: After Ten moved to Los Angeles, the pair continued their collaboration through the mail until James followed his musical partner westward.After the 2004 release of their self-titled debut album, West Indian Girl released a more dance-oriented remix EP in 2006.Although they sound like they've spent their lives within hitchhiking distance of Laurel Canyon, West Indian Girl's roots are in Detroit circa the early '90s, when singer and guitarist Robert James and bassist Francis Ten first met.Parting company with Astralwerks after their two releases failed to ignite much notice, West Indian Girl signed with the indie label Milan Records and announced the release of their second proper album, 4th and Wall, in October 2007.Taking their name from a legendary potent strain of early street LSD, James and Ten signed with EMI's alternative imprint Astralwerks and formed a proper band for live gigs