Listening to The Living Sisters feels like stumbling upon a private rehearsal in a wood-paneled living room. The music is defined by an incredible vocal chemistry that only comes from deep friendship and years of individual mastery. It is bright, airy, and deceptively simple, stripping away modern production clutter to focus on the pure resonance of human voices in a room.
What makes them truly distinctive is their ability to bridge the gap between 1940s close-harmony jazz and modern indie-folk. While many groups use harmony as a background texture, here it is the lead instrument. The interplay between Inara George, Becky Stark, Eleni Mandell, and Alex Lilly creates a sonic tapestry that is both technically flawless and emotionally grounded.
Start with their debut, Love to Live. It perfectly captures their blend of original songwriting and timeless aesthetic. If you are in a festive mood, their holiday collection offers some of the most refreshing and non-cloying seasonal music of the last decade.
The Living Sisters is a female folk group consisting of Alex Lilly, Inara George, Becky Stark and Eleni Mandell. The members began collaborating in 2006 during breaks from their other projects. In 2009 they began recordings for their first album Love To Live, which was finished and released in 2010. In March 2011, the video for "How Are You Doing" which was directed by Michel Gondry was released.
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