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There’s an unforced, natural ease dripping from the songs, which sound like Western-accented pop music out of time. Even so, there’s still enough room for playfulness.
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UncutThe Living Sisters have put their respective groups aside to concoct a delicious LP straddling the genres. [May 2010, p.97]
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Singer-songwriters Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond), Inara George (of the Bird and the Bee), and Eleni Mandell convene for this relaxed, deceptively sophisticated gem of an album.
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Some are engagingly innocent, some are gently sexy, as the trio members weave together '40s pop vocalizing, '50s doo-wop, jazz, folk and country elements in a seamless mélange.
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It’s impossible to be offended by an album that’s as pleasant and passively enjoyable--and about as complex—as birdsong.
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There are occasional missteps, of course, with Becky Stark’s spoken interlude in “Cradle”--a spot-on vintage ballad that dissolves into pure camp--being the worst offender. But the vocals rarely disappoint, and vocals are Love to Live’s bread and butter, anyway.
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Although the super group’s vocals blend well across genres, too much sweetness, as in opener “How are you Doing,” seems saccharine.