The pair's vocal phrasing echoes the tender ballads of Simon and Garfunkel, while the close harmonies ghost the Everly Brothers, but the inventive and graceful musicianship is theirs alone and reason enough to pay attention.
Look for an upward shift in energy and you'll be left stranded in the album's syrupy nectar, perhaps pondering the difference between the beautiful and the merely pretty.
• The Milk Carton Kids. Monterey. ANTI- Records.
• Three and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: Monterey
For those who like: Thousands, Devendra Banhart, Over The Rhine
- Jeff Harford
