(#008) The Staves - Good Woman

In this week’s episode, we’re going to be listening to ‘Good Woman’, the third studio album by The Staves. Sisters Jessica, Camilla, and Emily Stavely-Taylor began by performing as a folk trio in venues around their hometown of Watford in England, before releasing their first album, ‘Dead & Born & Grown’, in 2012. Their second, ‘If I Was’, followed in 2015, and was a notable move towards a richer palate of instruments and recording techniques.  ‘Good Woman’, released just last month, continues that trajectory. Themes of patriarchy, womanhood, and the failure to communicate punctuate perhaps their most varied and diverse album to date. Thank you, as always, for supporting the show. This is ‘Good Woman’, by The Staves. Other topics include: a real obsession with the phrase ‘sonic landscape’, a missed opportunity with The Staves’ very own sketch show, Chris talks a load of music theory bollocks, and episode eight is now officially known as ‘The One with the Friends Transition Music’. All that and more, on this episode of Between The Tracks.