Rivals, Hounds & Rebel Sisters is the Blackburn quartet Sky Valley Mistress 2nd EP release and although the title may be as long as the tracks on it, it’s all about the quality rather than the quantity.
Kayley Davies’ lyrics and delivery may have a certain sense of menace and aggression (as recently witnessed live) but the spirit of the release is 70’s rock behemoths, especially Black Sabbath.
Wishbone has the classic Tony Iommi riffing throughout and impresses hugely considering these are a bunch of late-teenagers.
Smoke Fairy is a more swaggering slab of classic rock over which Davies spits and snarls in that classic rock chick style.
This is a hugely talented band, musically and stylistically, and this is a release that leaves the listener wanting more. A sure sign of greater things to come.
7/11
Keith
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