The Staves' "If I Was" Among Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far

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The Staves' Nonesuch Records debut album, If I Was, has been named to Stereogum's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far. "Some albums demand gushing, so here goes: Once I got past thinking of the Staveley-Taylor sisters as Justin Vernon's pet project or the English folk-rock Haim and immersed myself in If I Was, I scoffed at past-me for ever seeing them as anything but the Staves, one of the greatest bands in the universe," exclaims Stereogum's Chris DeVille. "These 12 elegies for a failed romance are brutally honest and unimaginably beautiful."

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The Staves' Nonesuch Records debut album, If I Was, has been named to Stereogum's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far, coming in at number 18.

"Some albums demand gushing, so here goes: Once I got past thinking of the Staveley-Taylor sisters as Justin Vernon's pet project or the English folk-rock Haim and immersed myself in If I Was, I scoffed at past-me for ever seeing them as anything but the Staves, one of the greatest bands in the universe," exclaims Stereogum's senior news editor Chris DeVille of the band and its Vernon-produced new album. "These 12 elegies for a failed romance are brutally honest and unimaginably beautiful."

Read more at stereogum.com.

The Staves perform at the Eaux Claires Music Festival, curated by Justin Vernon, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where the album was recorded, on July 17.

To pick up a copy of If I Was in the US, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout. For orders outside the US, visit thestaves.com.

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    The Staves' "If I Was" Among Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far
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    The Staves' Nonesuch Records debut album, If I Was, has been named to Stereogum's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far, coming in at number 18.

    "Some albums demand gushing, so here goes: Once I got past thinking of the Staveley-Taylor sisters as Justin Vernon's pet project or the English folk-rock Haim and immersed myself in If I Was, I scoffed at past-me for ever seeing them as anything but the Staves, one of the greatest bands in the universe," exclaims Stereogum's senior news editor Chris DeVille of the band and its Vernon-produced new album. "These 12 elegies for a failed romance are brutally honest and unimaginably beautiful."

    Read more at stereogum.com.

    The Staves perform at the Eaux Claires Music Festival, curated by Justin Vernon, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where the album was recorded, on July 17.

    To pick up a copy of If I Was in the US, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout. For orders outside the US, visit thestaves.com.

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