Rufus Coates & Jess Smith
Drawing on the storytelling traditions of their Irish heritage, Coates and Smith write haunting murder ballads that rise,
fall, simmer and brood.
Coates testifies like an old world baritone preacher as Smith’s harmonies crescendo with spine-curdling passion electrifying vocals that traverse the primal into ravishing, exorcist-style affliction.
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