On their third album, Sisters And Brothers, The Vespers combine Americana roots with pop melody and rock & roll muscle. It's an album about growth and discovery, about finding your place in the world -- and your sound -- by leaning on the support of those around you.
Looking for the right collaborator to help them evolve, The Vespers turned to Paul Moak, a Grammy-nominated producer and accomplished songwriter who operates his own recording studio, Smoakstack, in south Nashville. Moak pushed the musicians to create music that was raw and real instead of polished and perfect. The goal wasn't to sound flawless. It was to find imperfect performances that captured a genuine moment, performances that raised the hair on everybody's arms. If a take didn't evoke that sort of response, it was scrapped. "We used to record our vocals over and over, separately, until every single note was perfectly correct," Callie remembers. "But Sisters And Brothers was completely different. We wanted it to be raw. We realized there was more attitude and more emotion whenever Phoebe and I sang together, even with that slight element of imperfection."
"Every time you make a record, you're summing up where you've been for the last few years, says Bruno Jones. "Our band went through some challenges in those years, but we also went through a lot of growth, both onstage and off. We came out of it and realized we still cared about each other." Bruno adds, "Sisters And Brothers is a rallying cry for the band."
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