Teenage sisters Lily (then 15) and Madeleine (then 18) didn’t expect much when they put up a homemade video of their song “In The Middle” a little more than three years ago. After 250,000 YouTube hits, they had a record deal and a national following. Their ideal is to make a good album every year, and this, their third offering, meets that goal.
This is teen pop with crystalline harmonies and heart-tugging lyrics, but they have a maturity that belies their years. Chiming guitars mask the bitter irony of “Nothing,” a song that calls out a heartless beau for his cruelty, without a hint of saccharine or drama. The singer of “For The Weak” is asking for honesty from a guy who keeps pushing her away, confident she’ll never leave. The sisters get some fleeting happiness on “Hourglass,” a song that prays love will last, even as they see the sand in the hourglass marking the time that’s slipping away.
—j. poet
