The Living Sisters
Wed 17 Feb 2010
How Lavender Grows
In just a few weeks time people will again to be talking about She & Him. The folksy pop duo of Zoe Deschanel and M. Ward is releasing their sophomore album titled Volume Two; in stores March 23. With the success of their first album (Volume One) and with Deschanel’s recent status as a hipster pin-up girl, hype surrounding the album is going to be pretty hard to miss. The first single from Volume Two was made available on January 23 and it’s very pretty, with Deschanel’s lacy twang and Ward’s nodding guitar giving it plenty of vibrant energy.
But while you wait for Volume Two take a listen to The Living Sisters. Trio Becky Stark, Inara George and Eleni Mandell push beautifully pleasing harmonies and bewitching melodies, creating a wonderful fusion of jazz, French pop, folk and country music. They’ve come together after performing solo and in other notable groups throughout the past decade and the result is remarkably rich, alluringly textured with fetching female harmonies and candid carnivalesque instrumentation. Like a fine red wine they’ve aged and blossomed with exquisite beauty.
George is possibly the most well-known sister, being one half of the pop group The Bird and The Bee where she performs alongside Van Dyke Parks. She was also a founding member of the alternative pop group Merrick and has released two solo albums under her own name. Mandell has released seven albums worth of solo material and in 2003 was awarded the LA Weekly’s best songwriter prize, sharing it with Eliot Smith. Stark is a member of LA folk group Lavender Diamond and she recently sang on The Decemberists’ 2009 concept album The Hazards Of Love, playing the role of Margaret.
The Living Sisters’ debut album titled Love To Live will be released on March 30.
The Living Sisters- Double Knots: MP3
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