Dead & Born & Grown

Winsome singing and enough winning songs make this a graceful proposition and comfortable listen, ascending from pleasant to majestic at its very best.

The sisters’ perfectly judged harmonies are their not-so-secret weapon, drawing obvious comparisons with the illustrious likes of Laura Marling and Joni Mitchell.

Dead & Born & Grown, the debut album from Watford, England-based sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, arrives on the heels of their well-received EPs Mexico and The Motherlode.

Lyrically, the Staves are unflinching and forceful, but the music behind their gossamer harmonies is all too weak, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>

Album Reviews: The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown

Dead & Born & Grown Warners ****