LP – Limited National Album Day 2022 Edition on Recycled Coloured Vinyl. Revered indie folk trioThe Stavesdebut albumDead & Born & Grownis celebrating its 10th Anniversary on the 12th November 2022 and to celebrate the album will be released on recycled coloured vinyl for National Album Day (15 October) which this year the band will be ambassadors for. Dead & Born & Grownisthe debut album from Watford, England-based sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylorbetter known collectively as The Staveswhich followedwell-received EPs Mexico and The Motherlode. The trio’s first full-length outing, which was produced by Glyn and Ethan Johnsincludes material from both of the aforementioned EPs, pairs the evocative British folk of Laura Marling and Sandy Denny with the rustic Americana of the Wailin’ Jennys and Gillian Welch. Dead & Born & Grown leans harder on the latter, and if the siblings measured yet undeniably English phrasing werent so apparent, it would be easy to mistake them for Gram Parsons/Joni Mitchell-loving, Laurel Canyon songbirds instead of pub-bred, early-twentysomething lasses from the home counties. Opener “Wisely & Slow” sets the table with a nearly two-minute, a cappella intro that shows off the siblings’ considerable pipes. What follows is a relatively calm, collected, and breezy set of 21st century folk songs that prefers subtlety over novelty; the leaf-strewn, babbling brook to Mumford & Sons’ relentlessly stormy ocean. Clear, confident, and classy, the Staves (along with their producers) know that their ability to harmonize (or just sing in perfect, familial unison) is their calling card, and the instrumentation is calibrated according to that knowledge, allowing their vocals to sit fairly high in the mix, which gives stand-out cuts like “Winter Trees,” “The Motherlode,” and the lovely, and surprisingly timeless-sounding title track, a genuine warmth, as well as an air of real intimacy that stands in stark contrast to many of their contemporaries. Tracklist: Side 11. Wisely & Slow2. Gone Tomorrow3. The Motherlode4. Pay Us No Mind5. Facing West6. In the Long RunSide 21. Dead & Born & Grown2. Winter Trees3. Tongue Behind My Teeth4. Mexico5. Snow6. Eagle Song