Terrible Sons - With Feathers (2019)

A husband and wife duo — Matthew and Lauren Barus — from New Zealand, Terrible Sons’ latest EP offers a hopeful message and a lesson in contrasts. From the way their voices play off one another—his deep, slightly gravelly voice underlies her airy voice so well at times it sounds like a whole sunset at once—to the gentle pianos interactions with the percussive guitar, the pull of opposites are sonically breathtaking. Never jarring, they play off each other to create a sound that glides effortlessly through your speakers—like a Fleetwood Mac bop redone for the avocado toast generation.