Brooklyn based duo Christy & Emily release their third record, No Rest, produced by Hans Joachim Irmler of Faust at Klangbad Studios in Scheer, Germany. Here’s the story of how it all came about:

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"Lover's Talk" and "Superstition" come on like benign, soft-edged pop with ghosty bits of melody held together by heavenly harmonies. But there's something unsettling beneath the Wurlitzer organ wub-wub and Christy's reverb-drenched guitar. Doomy minor chords jut out and harmonies diverge as the two ladies sing of evil thoughts and bad dreams. Before long, their overt innocence feels like a crafty, almost creepy shadow play.
­Jessica Hopper, SPIN

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