Eisley is starting to become more well-known, but I thought I'd mention them. And say that, once again, I knew about them before most other people did. My friend Wes knows them as "the homeschool band," as the five members were Texan homeschoolers until they formed a band and rocketed to indie . . . well, I wouldn't actually say fame.
Eisley is based mainly around two of the sisters, whose voices are childlike and angelic and very similar to Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None The Richer). The harmonies are very sweet and innocent, something of the flip side of the coin from Amy Lee - Eisley is what Evanescence would be had Amy Lee decided to be happy and naive rather than depressed and love-scarred. Even a lot of the songwriting is similar.
Instrumentally, I don't think Eisley is all that special. They're about average on the world-class musician scale, I suppose. But their voices and their songwriting is stunning, if somewhat psychedelic. Most of it seems nonsensical, but I love Brightly Wound: "I shall never grow up/Make believe is much too fun/Can we go far away to the humming meadow?"
Brightly Wound is amazing as well for the vocal layering of the two sisters. One of them is singing the "top" layer - "We were walking there/I had tangles in my hair/But you make me feel so pretty," while the other is singing the layer underneath that only is brought to your attention at certain points - "I just wish you could be there/So we could walk down to me." The effect is striking.
Overall, Eisley is a great band. On top of that, even knowing about them will seriously raise your indie cred. Which, if you're reading this, I'm sure you want.
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