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- Summary: The second full-length release for the brother and sister duo of Sara and Sean Watkins was produced by Mike Viola.
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- Record Label: Family Hour Records
- Genre(s): Country, Folk, Americana, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Bluegrass
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UncutApr 20, 2020A quietly spectacular bunch of songs. [Jun 2020, p.28]
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Apr 20, 2020Brother Sister feels bigger than just the siblings, but it is essentially a gentle folk record with lovely instrumentation and gorgeous harmonies. With Sean primarily on guitar and Sara on fiddle, and both sharing vocals, the sound comes across at times like a full band but it’s usually just the two of them making stirring music.
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Apr 20, 2020Brother Sister is a down-home record, the kind only people who are related to each other could make. It’s the sound of two people reminiscing about childhood while trying to survive adulthood.
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Apr 20, 2020The group does touch on that raucous, open-heartedness with a closing cover of Charley Jordan's old country-blues standard "Keep It Clean," featuring cameos from John C. Reilly, David Garza, and Gaby Moreno. Arriving after such a sweet, soft collection of songs, it's a welcome burst of gusto, yet the rest of Brother Sister is attractive in its own right, highlighting the family bond between the titular Watkins siblings.
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May 11, 2020Alternating on lead, the pair’s vocals remain a model of sibling harmony, while the interplay between Sean’s intricate guitar picking and Sara’s elegant fiddle is similarly impressive – the breakneck bluegrass instrumental Bella and Ivan is a case in point. Mostly, however, the mood is reflective.
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