Melodic Rock With A Punk Kick
It's rightfully confusing that on an album by a band you'd assume were female, the first punching vocals come from a taught male voice, that of Laura and Jennifer Rogers "adopted" sister Mikuyi Furtado. Any thoughts of a demure family band are swept away with 'Why Won't You?' a rousing slice of agitated melodic punk ready for one of the most energetic melodic albums of the year.
'Never Learn To Cry' reins the rock back in with tense female vocals, sharp guitar chords and crisp percussion; it's more agitated rock and contrasts the latter full-on numbers. 'Your Littlest World' is a mixture of notes colliding to create an eerie vocal melody, which rises above the hypnotic bass like sirens calling; it's a simplistic slow number but it fascinates with a mesmeric guitar solo and enticing atmosphere.
'Money Matters' recalls the passionate stomp and shake, male and female vocal alignments as Sons and Daughters, but without the Celtic accents. 'The Clock' is filled with electro-clash rattling and throbbing guitars and nursery rhyme lyrics, "The clock struck three, the clock struck four" that build to a frantic drum solo. The male sister again takes over vocal duties on 'The Conversation', adding a punk vigour over the rhythmic guitar chords, there's a distinctly retro vibe, but the frenetic guitars simply burst from the record like its splitting at the sides trying to contain them. Shimmy yourself silly to the uncontrollable beat.
'Emotion Control' crafts a contradictory rift between sweet female vocals and the rough-round-the-edges guitars and aggressive male vocals. The guitars are a definite strong point, acting out every emotion with suitable effects while still bristling with a special pizzazz that makes The Rogers Sisters so different from all the other guitar bands out there.
Well, as they couldn't find a name that indicated their genders, you couldn't have expected them to stick to a genre and the heady mix of rumbling and squealing guitars, whispered vocals and burgeoning rock energy; it's wonderful. Please don't make the mistake of assuming any band with "sisters" in their name produce saccharine sissy songs; this is one of the brightest, most electric albums of the year.