The Pierces produce their most chart-friendly offering to date with Creation
Following the success of their breakthrough album You And I, US indie-folk sisters Allison & Catherine Pierce are hoping to return to the top of the UK charts with the release of their new studio album, Creation.
Described as a mix between The Bangles, Stevie Nicks and Lana Del Rey, The Pierces are a sibling duo from Birmingham, Alabama. Their blend of slick folk harmonies and adult alternative textures landed them a record contract with Sony in 2000 but it wasn’t until the release of their breakthrough album You And I in 2011 that the sisters claimed their first hit in the UK, landing into the UK charts at number four and paving the way for a summer of acclaimed festival appearances.
Creation is The Pierces fifth studio album and follows the successful gold-selling album You & I released in 2011. The new album features 13 new tracks of love and loss, blending uplifting vocal-harmonies with crisp guitars and soft psychedelic melodies.
The album opens with the title-track Creation, a harmonised, acoustic-pop charmer which instantly grabs you, before swiftly moving into Kings, the duo’s first single from the new album and most chart-friendly offering to date.
I Can Feel plays next, a laid-back ballad with a catchy chorus, followed by Believe In Me, the second single from the album which peaked at #66 in the UK Top 100.
The upbeat Come Alive and Honest Man are certainly worth a listen, two catchy rock/pop tracks that bustle with energy, particularly Honest Man with its Fleetwood-style jams which are a world away from the folkier leanings of You & I.
Creativity shines through on Must Be Something, an achingly beautiful number written by Catherine during her journey of self-discovery and Elements, a weary ballad with beautiful steely harmonies and a soft psychedelic melody.
The standout tracks are Monsters, a brooding address to the misfortunes we make, Confidence In Love, a meticulous soft rock number with exquisitely intertwined voices and The One I Want, a heart aching number with a yearning languor that recalls Stevie Nicks and the young Heart.
The album draws to a close with Flesh and Bone, a slow folk number with a psychedelic melody and eerie vocals.
In a move away from the Gothic Americana sound that gave them their name, Creation is a mature, chart-friendly offering from The Pierces and arguably, their most consummate album to date.
Creation by The Pierces released on September 1, 2014.
Donna is the Founder and Editor of Frankly, My Dear UK. By day, she works as a digital marketing specialist, by night she reviews film, theatre and music for a wide range of publications including WhatsonStage and The Reviews Hub. Loves Formula 1, prosecco and life.
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