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It’s a decade since The Staves self-released their first EP and a lot has happened since then. Their third album Good Woman was written and recorded amid major upheaval, heartbreak and bereavement. The new-found boldness, loudness and lyrical directness on this record are indicative of lives forced to become a serious concern.

Jessica: “It’s not a happy record. But it's not timid. It's not apologetic. It's the most honest we've been. The end result is defiant.”

Following the 2015 release of their critically embraced second album If I Was (Stereogum described it as “unimaginably beautiful,” concluding The Staves were “one of the greatest bands in the universe.”) and a sold-out show at London’s Royal Festival Hall as part of Guy Garvey’s Meltdown Festival, the group moved to Minneapolis to begin work on new music and to follow a long held desire to tour more of America.

During this intensely creative time the sisters took complete control over their output, taking the reins of production on their Sleeping In A Car EP and the standalone single Tired As Fuck, as well as scripting and directing the videos. In 2017 The Staves produced a collaborative record with the experimental chamber ensemble yMusic. The Way Is Read merged yMusic’s minimalist compositions with newly written Staves songs loosely inspired by Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy; with Emily, Jessica and Camilla also adding their voices, as instruments, to the orchestra. The Sunday Times called it “a delightful surprise… an unexpected success.” Gaining respect and recognition from fellow musicians, The Staves were invited to sing on the final Leonard Cohen album, posthumously produced by his son, and Paul Weller’s hotly anticipated 2020 LP On Sunset.