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  1. 1Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)Released 1 Jan 1970Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel achieved their commercial and artistic summit through an extraordinary balance of contrasting vocal registers. Simon's earthy, conversational baritone and rhythmic guitar phrasing provide the bedrock, while Garfunkel's soaring, angelic choirboy tenor floats into the…0
  2. 2Time (The Revelator) (2001)Time (The Revelator) (2001)Released 1 Jan 2001Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings craft an intimate acoustic monument. Welch's dark, hollow-toned lead vocal anchors the songs with ancient Appalachian stoicism, while Rawlings weaves around her with idiosyncratic, weeping harmony intervals and piercing…0
  3. 3Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958)Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958)Released 1 Jan 1958Don and Phil Everly set the undisputed benchmark for sibling close harmony on this stripped-back roots collection. Backed only by acoustic guitars and upright bass, Don's warm, dusky lower register locks in parallel thirds and fifths with Phil's shimmering, effortless high tenor on Barbara Allen…0
  4. 4Satan Is Real (1960)Satan Is Real (1960)Released 1 Jan 1960Alabama brothers Charlie and Ira Louvin brought terrifying theological conviction and razor-sharp close harmony to country gospel. Charlie's steady, reassuring lead vocal offers stability, while Ira's piercing, sky-scraping high tenor leaps above the melody with wild emotional intensity on The…0
  5. 5Indigo Girls (1989)Indigo Girls (1989)Released 1 Jan 1989Amy Ray and Emily Saliers built a folk-rock institution on the exhilarating contrast between their vocal textures. Ray's raspy, impassioned contralto delivers raw punk conviction, while Saliers's bell-clear soprano supplies lyrical sweetness and harmonic elegance. On Closer to Fine and Kid Fears,…0
  6. 6The Ash & Clay (2013)The Ash & Clay (2013)Released 1 Jan 2013Gathered around a single vintage ribbon microphone with two acoustic guitars, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan demonstrate the art of radical vocal understatement. Ryan's warm, breathy baritone anchors the melody while Pattengale's delicate, fragile tenor harmony hovers above him on Michigan and…0
  7. 7The Lion's Roar (2012)The Lion's Roar (2012)Released 1 Jan 2012Stockholm sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg infuse American country-folk traditions with expansive Scandinavian clarity. Klara's soulful, vibrato-rich lead singing blends effortlessly with Johanna's soaring higher countermelodies on Emmylou and the title track, producing luminous, wide-screen…0
  8. 8You Don't Own Me Anymore (2017)You Don't Own Me Anymore (2017)Released 1 Jan 2017Hailing from the banks of the Tennessee River in Muscle Shoals, sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers sing with deep Southern blood harmony intuition. Produced by Dave Cobb, the album allows Laura's rich, smoky lead to intertwine with Lydia's biting, high-register harmonies on Mississippi and He's Fine,…0
  9. 9Barton Hollow (2011)Barton Hollow (2011)Released 1 Jan 2011Joy Williams and John Paul White generated electrifying acoustic tension through the sheer dramatic friction of their voices. Williams's agile, emotive soprano pushes and pulls against White's dark, brooding Southern baritone on Poison & Wine and the stormy title track, creating harmonies that…0
  10. 10Blindfaller (2016)Blindfaller (2016)Released 1 Jan 2016North Carolina duo Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz craft a warm, conversational harmony style as natural as an evening front-porch conversation. Marlin's weathered, understated baritone blends with Frantz's sweet, unforced soprano on Wildfire and Hey Stranger, their voices locking together like two…0