THE UNTHANKS
Last
2011-05-11
The Unthanks is a family affair featuring Rachel and Becky Unthank (their real last name) on vocals and Rachel’s husband Adrian McNally on vocals,
piano and drums. Chris Price and Niopha Keegan fill out the rest of this Northumberland, UK band.
The Unthanks broke out to critical claim with their album The Bairns in 2007, earning them a Mercury prize nomination.
Comprised mostly of cover songs and reinterpretations of old British folk tunes, the songs carry with them the weight of history and their influences
including a great cover of a Tom Waits song off of Alice called “No One Knows I’m gone” (track 6).
Recommended tracks: Queen of Hearts (3), Last (4), Starless (9)
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