Arthur & Yu

Arthur & Yu is an American indie folk duo from Seattle, Washington. Comprised of Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott, Arthur & Yu first album In Camera is an audible effigy of a time past, and an album made for forgetting and remembering. Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies. Olsen’s hazy croon is lifted by the smooth harmonies of Westcott, and both reel in the influence of Nancy Sinatra between the familiar crash of a tambourine and layers of guitar. Cascading and building, the final result is the sound of a band realizing itself, or perhaps just growing up a bit. Built upon nostalgia and exuding a certain warmth that is undeniably earnest, In Camera is their debut, and the first release for Hardly Art. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.