The Secret Sisters – You Don’t Own Me Anymore (2017) [Bandcamp FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Secret Sisters are an Americana singing and songwriting duo consisting of vocalists Laura and Lydia Rogers. The duo’s music has been compared to artists like The Everly Brothers. The duo third release, You Don’t Own Me Anymore, showcases their picturesque songwriting and pitch-perfect vocals on an exceptional set of bluesy country and folk originals. Produced by Brandi Carlisle, this twelve song collection includes lead single “Carry Me” plus “Tennessee River Runs Low”, “Mississippi”, “Til It’s Over”, and more.

The result of a tumultuous couple of years that saw sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers dropped from their label and sued by their manager, You Don’t Own Me Anymore dispenses with some of the retro pastiche of their two previous outings in favor of a more contemporary, though no less timeless-sounding approach. Produced with genuine affection by Brandi Carlile, the 12-track set is a marvel of quiet grandeur and steely Southern pragmatism. Anchored by the Rogers’ impeccable harmonies, which invoke the sibling alchemy of the Louvins, Everlys, Kossoys, and Carters, You Don’t Own Me Anymore begins strong with the languid “Tennessee River Runs Low,” a Southern gothic-infused ode to the stretch of river that runs through their Northern Alabama homeland. The melody is dark and deep, and the gospel feel palpable, suggesting the Andrews Sisters’ “Bei Mir Bist Du Shein” by way of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Elsewhere, the sprightly “He’s Fine” and the feisty, garage-hewn title track find mirth in misery, and a lovely guitar- and cello-accompanied take on Paul Simon’s “Kathy’s Song” proves the perfect vehicle for the siblings’ close harmonic acuity. A brawny union of mountain folk and country-rock that takes the antagonist’s point of view, the inverted murder ballad “Mississippi,” co-written with Carlile, impresses as well, but it’s the album’s quieter moments that land the biggest punches. “To All the Girls Who Cry” and “Flee as a Bird,” the former a swooning sonic hug that sounds like Patsy Cline and Mary Ford re-imagining Ricky Nelson’s “Lonesome Town,” and the latter an unvarnished rendition of South Carolina poet Mary S. B. Shindler’s beautiful hymn, feel both otherworldly and familiar, like setting eyes on the first firefly of summer. However rooted in the past they may sound, the Secret Sisters ultimately connect on such an intimate level that they render any measure of time extraneous.

Tracklist:
01 – Tennessee River Runs Low
02 – Mississippi
03 – Carry Me
04 – King Cotton
05 – Kathy’s Song
06 – He’s Fine
07 – To All The Girls Who Cry
08 – Little Again
09 – You Don’t Own Me Anymore
10 – The Damage
11 – ‘Til It’s Over
12 – Flee As A Bird

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