The Sweeplings - Rise & Fall (Deluxe Edition) (2017)

These two talented artists have their own unique brand of harmony. Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the two voices are a woman from the Pacific Northwest and a man from the Deep South. Therein lies the interesting blend of modern folk with traditional folk. It’s a blending that jumps out immediately to the listener. Cami Bradley, from Washington state, has vocals that are sweeter than honey, with a smoothness that is consistently chills-inducing. Alabamian Whitney Dean sings perfect harmonies, that allow Bradley’s vocals to pop all the more. Dean’s haunting high tenor harmonies carry on a time-honored tradition of that “high lonesome sound” more often associated with bluegrass, but it comes through in spades with this remarkable duo.