Her first release was a seven-inch single called "Hestia" on SOL, an independent label co-owned by musicians Bob Mould and Nicholas Hill. She was signed by Elektra in 1993 and in 1994 her debut album, "Ô Seasons Ô Castles" was released. One of the songs, "The Gulf of Araby", was played regularly by Natalie Merchant at concerts for several years and is featured on her live album "Live in Concert, New York City – June 13th 1999". Merchant also invited Keineg to sing on her debut album, "Tigerlily", on the song "Carnival".