The Unthanks with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band: Diversions Vol 2 – review

RabblerouserThis second Unthanks album of "diversions" (the first was The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons) is their boldest experiment yet, a collaboration with Yorkshire's celebrated Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. It's a risky project, given that the Unthanks have succeeded through the delicate, sometimes eerie singing of sisters Rachel and Becky. But it works: they are never overwhelmed by the stirring brass, despite the exuberant opening to The King of Rome, a song about ...

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