Bands Born From the Same Womb
Artists that prove that musical genes run in the family
Sibling musical groups have harmonized their way into our lives for decades. From the Beegees to the Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Kinks, AC/DC, Van Halen, Oasis, Radiohead, Dire Straits, The Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge, The Corrs and the Jackson 5 — among several others — siblings have taken the stage to show us just how much music really does run in the family.
So which sibling groups are captivating us now, in this new century? As it turns out, these special genes have not yet gone extinct. Siblings are still thriving and co-creating. So really, not even a world pandemic can be used as an excuse to not begin a musical project. Call your brothers. Call your sisters. It’s time to make some music!
The list of 21st-century sibling music groups is by no means a small one, so here are a few groups I chose to mention, in no particular order:
1. The Staves
Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor
They hail from Watford, Hertfordshire, England, and released their debut album, Dead & Born & Grown in 2012. The album is named after the first song the three sisters wrote together. At the time, Camilla didn’t know how to play the guitar yet, thus only the…
