The Staves
| The Staves | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Labels | Atlantic Records |
| Website |
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| Members |
Emily Staveley-Taylor - vocals Jessica Staveley-Taylor - vocals, guitar Camilla Staveley-Taylor - vocals, ukulele |
The Staves are an English acoustic folk rock trio of sisters from Watford, Hertfordshire, England.[1] The Allmusic journalist, James Christopher Monger, opined that "clear, confident, and classy, the Staves (along with their producers) know that their ability to harmonize (or just sing in perfect, familial unison) is their calling card, and the instrumentation is calibrated according to that knowledge, allowing their vocals to sit fairly high in the mix."[2]
Career
They began performing as The Staveley-Taylors at open-mic nights at a local pub, The Horns, and changed their name to The Staves after a friend signed them up as such one night.[3]
The group appeared on the Tom Jones album Praise and Blame, which was released in July 2010.[4] They supported Mt. Desolation on their UK tour in autumn 2010, with Jessica Staveley-Taylor also performing as part of that band and providing vocals for their eponymous album. The Staves released the Live at Cecil Sharp House EP and the Mexico EP in 2011,[4] and appeared on Fionn Regan's third studio album, 100 Acres of Sycamore.
The Staves attracted notice in the United States while supporting The Civil Wars in January 2012.[4] They followed with performances at South by Southwest and an "Austin to Boston" tour in March and April. The band supported Bon Iver on their May and June 2012 US and Canadian tour.[5]
The band's debut album, Dead & Born & Grown, was released in November 2012 and produced with Glyn Johns and Ethan Johns.[2][4][6]
The Staves are appearing nightly on UK television playing "Facing West" in the This is BBC Two promotional programme, with an excerpt from their appearance on Later... with Jools Holland, which was first broadcast on 9 November 2012.[7]
The second full length album, "If I Was", was released March 23rd 2015 on Atlantic Records in the UK/EU and on March 31st on Nonesuch Records in the US; the record was produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. [8] The album debuted at #14 on the Official UK Album Chart.
Discography
- Facing West EP (2010) Daddy Max Records
- Live at Cecil Sharp House (7 October 2011)
- Mexico EP (2 December 2011) Atlantic
- The Motherlode EP (13 April 2012)
- Dead & Born & Grown (12 November 2012)[2]
- Dead & Born & Grown & Live (16 July 2013)
- Blood I Bled EP (28 October 2014)
- If I Was (23 March 2015)
References
- ↑ Paul Lester (8 November 2011). "New Band of the Day—The Staves (No 1,144)". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Christopher Monger, James (2012-11-12). "Dead & Born & Grown - The Staves : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ↑ Lamont, Tom (11 November 2012). "No, we don't live in a log cabin...". The Observer. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Christopher Monger, James (2012-11-12). "The Staves - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ↑ "The Staves To Support Bon Iver On Upcoming Tour". The Audio Perv. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ↑ "The Staves Official Website". Atlantic Records. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ "The Staves - Facing West". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "Stream The Staves If I Was (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.