Album Review: Dark Fair - You Shouldn't Be Mine

Leading us in gently, opener Poison conveys a longing quality with its blend of early rock flavours, panging chords and Ramona Moore's wistful singing style. When the duo harmonise, their deep, raw vocals evoke female rock legends such as The Runaways; stripped back into scratchy, contemporary sensibilities. This is especially the case in the coquettish Let Yourself Be Free, which even introduces clapping in its percussion soundscape to step up the nostalgic vibes. Their strongest track, The One Thing, impresses with its steady beat and melancholic chorus. They play at Old Bar on 31 May.