The sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell represent the future of a transcendent blues with country ingredients, eager to find a second, even a third wind in the music of American roots drawn from the source.
This 10e opus of 11 songs by Larkin Poe (in addition to 3 mini-albums) is certainly the most stuck to the sound of Nashville and its crossovers rock. However, we too often have the impression of deja vu. Bad Spell is built on a heavy and haunting cadence. Strike Gold is too predictable and easy. Rebelote with Bolt Cutters & The Family Name which lacks originality. The guitar slide and the warning shots of the battery coexist badly. In the same spirit, Deep Stays Down is boringly boring.
However, the Lovell method reaps its fruits with the luminous Georgia Off My Mind and Southern Comfort. On Summertime Sunset and Kick The Blues, the vocal harmonies meld beautifully with the prescribed dosage of slick, creaky guitars. But the best of Blood Harmony, Might As Well Be Me, gently invites itself at the end of the disc. Sis’s are regal with another offering of celestial vocal harmonies that soothe with their sheer simplicity.
To be honest, this Blood Harmony is a bit disarming. Larkin Poe could play at the Montreal International Jazz Festival as much as at Osheaga or at the Lasso country festival! Its relevance may have faded over the years, but the girls can’t be blamed for treading water.
blues rock
Blood Harmony
Larkin Poe
Tricki Woo Records