Listen to "Open" by The Staves, exclusively on Best Fit
06 October 2014, 12:33
| Written by
Laurence Day
Watford folk three-piece The Staves are streaming the opening track from their upcoming EP, The Blood I Bled.
The twinkling ditty was produced by the band; It features knuckle-crunch stabs and low, marching drum thwomps, muffled by layers of fluttering guitar arpeggios. The sister's voices stand out as a highlight as they weave stellar, mesmerising harmonies, gradually ascending to a monumental climax in unison. It's emotionally wrought, but never maudlin. There's an ounce of hope to discover.
Listen below.
The Blood I Bled EP is out 27 October on Atlantic. You can pre-order it here.
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