'How can we lose, when it's me and you, I never knew it would be so much better with two'.Well, how can you lose when two talented singers/musicians/songwriters straight from the heart of country music decide to team up and put out good, genuine songs? You really can't lose, ever, and 'Two' from The Young Fables is one of the best songs I've heard in a really long while.
The pairing of Laurel Wright and Wesley Lunsford is a fresh breath of authenticity. The song, about how Laurel and Wesley became a duo, is fun, sweet and real. Think of Chris and Morgane Stapleton, only with the roles reserved and the lovely tones of Laurel's voice taking the lead...beautiful voices, quality lyrics and not a hint of over-production at any point. The Young Fables are a wonderful throwback to when the genre wasn't all about trucks and partying and I absolutely love it. These two are set for a big future and I'm looking forward to joining the ride.
[Side note: Immediately after writing this review, I discovered Laurel had tried out for American Idol (which was a personal favorite show of mine) and instantly remembered her after rewatching her auditions on YouTube - super talented singer in her own right and a definite case of talent slipping through the cracks of reality TV.]
ABOUT THE YOUNG FABLES
The Young Fables are a country music duo composed of Laurel Wright and Wesley Lunsford, who have worked & performed with The Band Perry, Sara Evans, Randy Houser, The Henningsens, Scotty McCreery, and Joe Nichols.
Laurel Wright, originally from Maryville Tennessee, started singing in church when she was just three years old. At the age of ten, she was inspired to pick up a guitar and write her first song, and during high school, got "really serious about music". Laurel moved to Nashville, working as a restaurant hostess while pursuing her dream of a full-time music career, and since then has played shows across the country both as a solo act and since meeting Wesley, as part of the Young Fables.
According to Laurel, "Meeting Wes was a serious game-changer for me, and my music career". When her former lead guitarist backed out of a gig at the last minute, her drummer said he knew someone and called Wesley, who she describes as one of the most talented and hardworking people she's ever worked with. When she moved to Nashville, Wesley told her that he wanted to be part of anything and everything that he could be part of, and since then they haven't played a show without each other in over a year, and all the Young Fables songs have been written together.
Wesley grew up in Tallassee, East Tennessee, in a music-loving family. He started learning piano at nine years old, and picked up the guitar at fourteen when he got his first six-string for Christmas. An opportunity to live and play in China for six months with some of his closest friends found Wesley stumbling upon a love of country music, which led him back to Tennessee to play with various artists on a local independent label. It was a friend from that group who called him that night to fill in on guitar with Laurel. In his own words: "I've worked with a lot of musicians, but knew from the moment we started working and writing together, that Laurel and I had something very special."
The Young Fables are currently touring to promote their debut album Two, and are opening up for Chris Janson in September.
For further information on The Young Fables, check out their official site.
