Summer Twins (Joy Newell/Contributed Photo)
This is the final reveal of my favorite local releases of 2012. You can see all of the artists at the Local Favorites link. There’s also a story in The Press-Enterprise featuring all of the artists, and the more-than-honorable mentions today, Dec. 28.
This next group is one that I think will get massive in 2012 and we should all be happy to claim them for the Inland Empire.
“Summer Twins”
Summer Twins
“Summer Twins”
Sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown absolutely shimmer on the debut album of Riverside’s Summer Twins.
With elements of the great girl groups of the early 1960s and sun-soaked surf tones, the self-titled album has lifted the group to new visibility, touring with the likes of Matthew Sweet this year.
The whole album is darn near perfect, but the lushness of “Stars Aligned” and emotion of “Try” are sublime.
Now let’s all dance to “I Will Love You.”