Fronted by two female singers and backed up by a rock band,
Bronwyn is primarily jangly pop/rock but can occasionally be fast and energetic. While relations can be seen between this four-piece and such acts as
Cat Power,
Tara Jane O'Neil, and
Mary Timony,
Bronwyn has developed its sound enough on this debut album that none of it seems too close and the majority of the songs readily identify themselves as individualistic, and yet the album is still coherent. With a range of instruments including accordion, piano, Moog, and cello, it makes for enough diversity to see
Bronwyn as a respectable act that has come into its own.
Through the Fog, Through the Pines is a solid release, yet not without leaving some room to grow.