Sitting somewhere between classic 60’s girl group and cutting edge R&B, Da Babyfaces is a duo consisting of identical twin sisters from South East London. They mix effortless urban cool with a refined pop accessibility but do so in a subversive and understated way. This isn’t about following anyone else’s lead, this is about rewriting the rule book, throwing much of it away and working with what is left.
And what is left is a hypnotic, late night groove, a sultry but sassy swagger, solid beats and an R&B vocal delivery which sounds like the ghosts of Soul’s golden age come back to party with this generation’s movers and shakers. If you are worried about where pop music goes next beyond the identikit cloning that the industry serves up, where R&B music heads now, to shake off the chart usurpers who claim to be re-inventing it for the good of all, then look no further than Da Babyfaces.
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