‘Aim’ is built around a simply strummed acoustic guitar which keeps a respectful distance and allows Tasha’s strong yet nuanced vocals to occupy the foreground. Layered up in the studio to create nicely realised harmonies, it’s rich and deep while at the same time appropriately subtle, while the piano-led counterpart ‘Fire’ is yet more stripped back. It’s emotionally engaging, and shows the duo to be accomplished writers and performers.
Mind you, they’ve had some help along the way, having worked alongside Chrissie Hynde, Reeves Gabrels (The Cure / Tim Machine) and Billy Lunn of The Subways since starting out in 2013. That isn’t to denigrate their work by any stretch, and it’s a fair indication of the potential they’ve shown that they’ve drawn such attention so early in their careers. It’ll be interesting to see how they develop from here.
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