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| Bbc |
 Brighton babes Katy Klaw and Rosa Rex took the name of one of Buddy Holly’s most-famous songs and instantly unleashed ambiguity when they released their first record as Peggy Sue and the Pirates, before switching to Peggy Sue and the Pictures. Now they are just plain old Peggy Sue.But there’s nothing bland about these two soul sisters. And there’s certainly no ambiguity obscuring their talents. They are coarsely original and ride the musical seas on their own wave of sold-out shows and tour supports for Kate Nash, Mumford & Sons and The Maccabees, making them queens of their own DIY empire. Klaw and Rex have been tugging on our heartstrings now for four years and only now launch their debut album. It’s a record that allows them more space to pick apart their world with often just a weeping acoustic guitar, big stories and even bigger voices. From their album opener Long Division Blues, a more violent and unpredictable tone has been adopted, in part due to the raw production values of Steve Ansell of Blood Red Shoes and Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons. Now with regular drummer Olly Joyce, their songs have attained a more robust and linear feel that sees them bravely twist into choral flight where they might have previously faltered with endearing aplomb....full text |
| Musicomh |
| Some things, as the old adage puts it, are worth waiting for. It seems a long time ago that Peggy Sue And The Pirates first started to gain a name for themselves - being namechecked by Kate Nash in seemingly every interview, supporting the likes of Laura Marling and The Maccabees and releasing a string of well received EPs. And then....nothing. Until now, that is. Nearly four years after their debut EP, with a shortening of their name and the addition of drummer Olly Joyce, comes Fossils And Other Phantoms. And, unlike other acts where such a delay may have resulted in a fatal loss of momentum, it seems as if Peggy Sue may have timed their reappearance just right. For back in 2007, there was a danger that the Brighton-based trio could have sunk without trace amongst the sheer number of quirky female-fronted acts around. In 2010 though, there's a healthy resurgence in British folk - headed by the likes of Mumford & Sons and the aforementioned Laura Marling, and it's here that Peggy Sue sound right at home....full text |
| Guardian |
| Like the mythical sirens, Rosa Slade and Katy Young – the London-born, Brighton-based frontwomen of Peggy Sue – sing with a lilting sweetness that is wholly deceptive, belying the undercurrent of fury in their lyrics, the agitations of their music. Unlike the sirens, however, they sing not to lure men to destruction but to detail the wrecking of their own hearts. Whether it's Young musing on duplicitous relationships (Watchman) or brooding on how she would spoon with an ex (The Shape We Made), or Slade struggling to forget the smell of a former lover by slinking downtown, where "I see your face in everyone", the two women appear horribly bruised by love. This could make for a miserable album, and it does slide into morosity in its middle section. Mostly, though, they combat melancholy with some startlingly abrasive, PJ Harvey-style guitars, giddy whirls of accordion, and a thrilling array of clattering, thundering, sharp and snappy percussion from their show-stealing drummer, Olly Joyce....full text |
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