"These sirens of Texas folk make music spilling over with intimacy and real emotional gravitas...The Reliques’ sound is immediately recognizable: the lilting sound of Dossey’s mandolin over Monteen’s acoustic guitar, overlapping vocals reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, the sparse arrangements chugging along trainlike and persistent. On Peacock Wood opener “Reconciled,” the two harmonize sweetly, layering their voices with Jewel-like fragility. The following track, “Why Do You Love Me,” expresses remorse with optimism throughout the lyrics, asking “why do you even care?” with genuine shame. But the implicit repentance throughout Peacock Wood validates the two, making for a bittersweet listening experience."
- Francisco Marin, The Daily Texan - DT Weekend
"I give local artists a bad rep, I mean, there’s a reason you’re local, because you’re not very good….For the most part, if you’re good, you go from local to regional, then regional to national, and the better you are, the more you go up. But there was this random group that was playing upfront. They were called The Reliques...I mean, girl groups are hard to come by ... but these two chicks played two acoustic guitars, and they were really good."
- Bobby Bones, KISS-FM 96.7
"Really fresh sound. Excellent musicianship, such as solid timing, good melodic sense. A lot of good music from just two people... Overall I vote for THE RELIQUES for the most original sound, musicianship, presentation, and spot on vocal harmonies. Also there are not enough "girls with guitars" bands. It's a refreshing change."
GAC is asking the fans to choose the Top 20 Songs of Summer. Polls are open now through May 11th at GACTV.com, where Ashton Shepherd's "Sounds So Good" is on the ballot. VOTE NOW, then tune in to GAC June 3rd to see the Top 20.
Thanks for checking us out in-houserecording. we just finished sound tracks for the new Motion Picture coming out in June called Pearl you can check it out at www.pearlthemovie.net
