Aussie brother-sister duo Angus & Julia Stone may have been making music together for a few years now, but they were new to this reviewer. If ‘And The Boys’ is anything to go by, I’ve been missing out; Julia’s sweetly skewed vocals – kinda CocoRosie, a little Martha Wainwright – are a perfect fit for this dreamy pop love song. The lyrics are spot on too; ‘There’s gold falling from the ceiling of this world / Falling from the heartbeat of this girl’ may not sound particularly special when taken out of context but trust me, they work. Nor do the B-sides disappoint, with the sparse, acoustic folk sound of ‘Change’ and ‘Take You Away’s swelling strings demonstrating that Angus & Julia Stone aren’t one-trick ponies when it comes to song writing. Ethereal, heartfelt and downright lovely stuff; highly recommended so long as you’re not the sort who bleeds from the ears at the first hint of tweecore.
