Wildewoman
Brooklyn-based Lucius\'s first full-length album, *Wildewoman* is an eclectic, winding indie-pop excursion, grounded in humming hooks, spunky harmonies, and unconventional instrumentation. Signed to Mom + Pop Music—a label that\'s home to Sleigh Bells, Freelance Whales, and Andrew Bird, among others—the group leaps among eras of pop music with breezy facility, sounding like \'60s girl group one moment and sleekly sophisticated new wave revivalists the next. From the dance-ready \"Turn It Around\" to the quiet, yearning \"Two of Us on the Run,\" the styles vary wildly from track to track. But things are held together by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig (both voice majors at Berklee College of Music), whose vocals offer a sharp, unifying current that flows throughout the album.
Look past the visual affectations and appreciate a peerless and affecting debut album that seamlessly melds genres and decades.
Co-lead singer Jess Wolfe told Paste earlier this year, “We’re two voices singing as one.” And from the first vocal notes…
Wildewoman, the Mom + Pop-issued debut long-player from stylish Brooklyn-based indie pop outfit Lucius, is a strange beast.
This Brooklyn band's girl group-influenced pop-folk is beautifully sung and often very catchy, but somehow lacking something, writes <strong>Tshepo Mokoena</strong>