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  • So there goes the one element that would have distinguished them from Best Coast and other bands producing similarly sunny-day alt-pop.

    Grouplove: Never Trust a Happy Song – review 2011

  • At times, it's hard to believe it's the same sisters: gone are the eccentric alt- folk arrangements, and along with them the sly wit and quirky character that sparked their songs, replaced by bland, uninvolving testaments to faith ("Glorious") and moderation ("Drag You Down"), set to dismayingly unchallenging, sanitised country-pop backings.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

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