Silvertone“Anglo/Americana” they call it,this punch of diluted flavours: a teeny bit folky, a teeny bit country, or a teeny,teeny bit blues-rocky. Really, it’s just MOR adult pop, and these two sisters and a cousin from Exeter are at their best when their three-portion harmonies approach (from a distance) the gutsiness of Haim on race,with its big, shameless heartbeat drums and hooky chorus. Less winning are the wafty Dove, or with its off-the-peg alt-reverb,or the naff, stomping-Boudicca braggadocio of Warrior Daughter, and weak chimeras of current stylings. Still,the swoop and swell of their voices together can’t attend but please the ear, and they’ll likely recede far.
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Source: theguardian.com