As The Unthanks new album Mount The Air draws ever nearer to being with us, the band has released Flutter, a new single. Flutter drifts from the group's original template of covering traditional Northumbrian folk songs to something that we’d very loosely term as soothing orchestral jazz pop. Co-written by Becky Unthank and Adrian McNally of the band it not only marks a shift in sound but demonstrates how the ownership of The Unthanks has changed from when it appeared from the outside to be very much Rachel Unthank’s project, even taking the name Rachel Unthank & The Winterset. Whilst Rachel is still key to what The Unthanks do, here she takes a backseat and passes over all of the vocals to her sister. We’re not sure how many singers could leave their egos at the door and do something like this for a lead single off an album, but maybe the family bonds between the two sisters (and Adrian being Rachel’s husband) make these things easier. Or maybe (as we suspect is the case) they're all just a really nice and ego free bunch of people.
The Unthanks - Flutter (Video)
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