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The McMenamins

This is from a brother-sister combo. Fleur has a sweet, gorgeous, country-tinged voice with a relaxed style. It's more than attractive because she can pack a few decent punches to lift the standard above the blandness that this music often offers. The organic sound is concise and simple with Fleur's guitar and her brother Simon's violin speaking for themselves. Fleur produced the record so it speaks well of her well-honed abilities. The songs provide vivid images and poignancy and comes across as a generally comfortable debut recording.