Week 6: "The Secret Sisters" by The Secret Sisters

Older styles of music have fallen by the wayside and seem to have since been forgotten. The Secret Sisters, however, do not let this happen to the deep southern church/country genre. Alabama bred sisters Laura and Lydia Rodgers make up this powerful duet and bring us their self titled album, produced by T-Bone Burnette.
The Review: This was a breath of fresh air listening to "The Secret Sisters" as I am a fan of styles that are the backbone of modern music. The sisters bring back southern gospel-esque style singing from the 1920's. Focusing on just the vocal aspect of this album...wow. These sisters seem to sing as one entity with layered harmonies and timbre between each other. Once you add the tallent of the musicians that back these vocals, and the production of T-Bone, you have a finished product that is truly a fun listen. This being said..."The Secret Sisters" is a bit of a repeat because it is all pretty much the same style. While there are a few tracks that vary, it is generally just more of the same. Now an upside of this and a factor that I do not believe hurt the album at all is that it is just under a half an hour long. So while it is "just more of the same" it is not like it drags on for hours. You get the simple sweet taste of The Secret Sisters but not the dull repetitiveness.
Notable Songs: There wassent really any notable songs to me off this album...Not trying to cut this weeks review short...I just feel that you either like this album or you don't. However if you wanted me to recommend one...I would say that a good "snapshot" of this album would be "Tennessee Me." It is a good example of "The Secret Sisters" are capable of.

The Good: Something different, and extremely talented ladies. This would be a great break from your normal iTunes mix.
The Bad: As I said, each track is more of the same and if you don't like that style there is nothing on this album for you.

Should You Get It?: Listen before you buy.
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NEXT WEEK! DeVotchKa "100 Lovers"
Only through the first 2 tracks and this has already been an enjoyable album.

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