THE CADBURY SISTERS - SARAH EP

June 2015

 

Is it beginning to sound like we’re plugging the Cadbury sisters? Good, because we are and there’ll probably be more to come after this instalment, so sit tight.

Releasing their new EP ‘Sarah’ just this month; named after their mother and covering the elusive and dreamy world that is that iridescent mirage somewhere between folk and pop; the sisters offer up a selection of tasty new tracks.

 

Opening track ‘Sarah’ is very vocal-heavy - some indication of what to expect from the sisters’ style - at times they have an Ellie Goulding-esque, angelic tone, but still retain their quintessential , folky twang. The track embraces a looser focus on the instrumental aspect; a kind of narrative prose, it introduces the emotionally-charged, introspective theme of their EP.

 

Contrarily, however, switching into ‘Get this Feeling’, the tone is far more upbeat than their older tracks, certainly faster, and even a little more uplifting. It relies less on those soothing vocal harmonies, instead stacking the lyrics of the three vocalists to create a much more stimulating rhythm. With this track it’s definitely easier to see the Fleetwood Mac influences within their music. It’s one of those contented, I’m-having-a-compilation-moment songs: great to listen to if you’re in a lively mood.

 

That being said, they still have those deep, pensive tracks: ‘Sleepless Nights’ is akin to those beautiful, melancholy pieces that singers such as Lucy Rose are predisposed to. Starting very gently, it crescendos into a chorus of dusky, impassioned voices, all the while maintaining a very sleepy and dreamy quality - appropriate considering the name.

 

Perhaps a little more transient, ‘Doing the Same’ is yet another track showcasing their ethereal vocals; a little more metrical than ‘Sleepless Nights’, but still as reflective, it features beautiful acoustic guitar handiwork and the distant lulling of soft piano.

 

Without question, ‘Drifting’ stands out as the most bold of the tracks on their EP, and you already know we liked it, because we’ve given it a shout out on our new music page. In fact, remarking on the new EP, the trio said that it’s far more ‘pop’ than folk and that the influences are coming from bands like Bat for Lashes and HAIM, with ‘Drifting’ being the ‘transition song which acts as a bridge between [their]... old melancholic sound and [their] new more upbeat direction’. In any case, you   can decide for yourself.