Album shout - Rue Royale

Loving this little thing. An alt folk duo from Chicago, they are a boy/girl duo. The guy plays acoustic and a single bass drum and main vocal while the girl fills with percussion and vocal harmonies.

It's quite sparse but full of subtleties. It's centers around the acoustic melody and the vocal. The melodies are almost James Tayloresque at times. Ok that's a big a shout but that's what I'm hearing at the mo. Some songs are filled with some backing piano but it mainly relies on the acoustic and vocal melody. It's a lovely piece of work, though I appreciate it will only appeal to a certain audience. Saying that a good album is a good album no matter what genre. Fact is it's a belter.
Just listen to 'Tell me when you go' or 'Parachutes and lifeboats', if you don't like those songs then you 'aint a music fan.
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