Blog: Chipped Hip

Pony Up hails from Montreal, but thanks to vocalists Sarah Moundroukas and Sarah Wills, the four-piece has more in common with Glaswegian twee pop than the windswept theatrics its city is usually known for. Moundroukas and Wills are not born singers, but their thin, occasionally strained voices are a large part of what makes the band so charming. The lyrics on Stay Gold , the group's second full-length, are often angry and embittered, but the singers' innocent delivery makes them seem poignant. The twisted sense of romance displayed on "Making More Beneath" is vintage Belle & Sebastian [...]

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