EP Reviews: Haim – Forever

Having toured with their parents for the last ten years, sisters Este, Danielle and Alana have finally decided to go it alone. After performing Motown and classic rock at various charity gigs and street fairs across California, they’ve now taken to writing their own material away from mum and dad under the name of Haim. Their debut EP Forever is the first glimpse of what to expect from the band, and after a critically acclaimed live performance at this years SXSW Festival in the US, they’ve already started turning heads.

Opening track ‘Better Off’ introduces the audience to the sisters singing in beautiful harmony and reflects a similar tone to the sounds of First Aid Kit’s latest album The Lion’s Roar. However, it soon becomes apparent that Haim are much more than another clichéd, all girl folk band. The punching drums that follow bring about a whole different feel to the track, and suddenly the listener is presented with a variety of smooth grooves that would normally be found filed under the R&B section.

Considering Forever only has three tracks on it, it’s an impressive selection that will keep you listening over and over. At times sounding like an 80s movie soundtrack, you’ll instantly be pleased by the groups ability to write catchy hooks that lodge themselves firmly in your head and keep your foot tapping for hours. Third track ‘Go Slow’ builds to a Cyndi Lauper sounding chorus that is sickly sweet, but leaves you with a guilty craving for more. It’s incredibly infectious.

Haim are easily one of the most unique acts around at the moment thanks to their skillful ability to blend two genres that would normally be a million miles apart and with this release, the sisters from America have already shown us that they are more than capably of paving their own way. Expect to hear a lot more from the three-piece after what is set to be a fantastic UK performance at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival in May, as well as a handful of gigs in the capital.

RB
@hairy_mouth

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