The Pierces: 'We're not poppy. We sound pop-u-lar!'

Despite friends in high places, such as Coldplay and the Strokes, the Pierces have all but been ignored in their native US. Will the UK take more kindly to their southern-gothic harmonies?On paper, Catherine and Allison Pierce are the kind of pop duo cynics love to hate. They have a phonebook full of famous mates, live in hip New York neighbourhoods and produce the sort of mellow pop Magic FM was invented for (their new single, Glorious, is in fact A-listed at both Magic and Radio 2). Inevitably...

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