Really now: Young Brits are still writing songs about “American Cars”. The myth is more powerful than reality, even or especially if you were traveling in the land of your (musical) imagination. Stephanie Jean Ward and Chris Turpin brought eleven atmospheric pieces back from their US road trip for their third album, determined to “squeeze the flirtatious absurdity of our lives into a cocktail somewhere between Ry Cooder and The Kills”.
Led Zep and folk introspection
Led Zep and folk introspection (“Thunder Above You”) were also in the mixer. Their voices blur gender boundaries and sound sensational together (“Lost On Your Time”). Ethan Johns on drums, live in an English country house. Yes, where else?
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