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This Life promises a sonic journey unlike any other, blending introspective ballads with vibrant, soul-stirring melodies. This Life carries big, fun rock and roll songs that bookend the album, but the holistic journey is a cohesive indulgence of harmonies that will captivate listeners. It’s a testament to friendship, finding creativity, and the enduring power of music that has bonded the band together. - Music in Minnesota, Tom Smouse
Best friends since college, they are finding that music is not just another job. It is something that allows them to find definition outside of motherhood and who they are in relation to others.
These two strive to live outside of those meanings, and on their latest album, This Life, they come out swinging on their own terms with dense, intentional authenticity that is driven by emotional maturity. -
The Twins of Franklin, who are neither twins nor called Franklin, prove that you can do both, rock and roll, for want of a better word, and family life, motherhood and al the rest. And do them brilliantly.
This Life is a gorgeous blend of folky delicacy and a more rock and roll deftness. And it is in such blends of rootsy revelations and foot-on-the-monitor groovers, all brilliantly draped and beautifully dressed in their trademark gorgeous harmonies, that the album comes alive. - The Big Takeover, Dave Franklin
Becky & Laura know what words require disciplined intonation; their phrasing is subtle & has a tonality that shows the difference between just singing & voices that paint with melody. This is actually what separates people who have a good voice but no distinction (something that’s consistently evident in vocalists who never develop beyond their voices).
The Twins of Franklin also add many strokes to their singing arrangements that make a song (“The Wait”) interesting. But to keep things full bodied they trade off vocals (much the same way as The Judds) on tunes like “Life By Design” that’s as cool as anything Abba ever did. But here their application isn’t as commercially cheesy.
The Twins of Franklin perform with clever power & that’s their motivation — done with a musical delicacy derived from being a class act. Quite a strong showing.
- Americana Highways, John Apice
"I had a chance to see them at the Varsity Theater and they are excellent. Really captivating performers, and although they are not real life sister twins, you can definitely tell they are musical kindred spirits."
- 89.3 The Current - Andrea Swenson