The Mastersons

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck presents The Mastersons.

There’s no harmony quite like that of two people in love—not only with each other but with the music they share. The Mastersons formed in 2006 but have collectively spent more than a lifetime (six decades) making and performing music.

Both children of musical families in Texas, they were handed instruments before they could walk. Eleanor, a cracker-jack violin. Chris, a guitar. The universe so picking their fates that 20 odd years later, backstage at a festival, lighting would strike. They were fans of each other’s music before they were anything else.

“It gets louder when we’re singin’ together,” Eleanor and Chris Masterson sing on the title track off their second full-length album Good Luck Charm. Coming off the acclaim of their debut Birds Fly South, The Mastersons are stronger than ever both vocally and in their songwriting.

Playing off each other’s strengths, they have perfected their craft, with beautifully catchy harmonies and a happy blend of Americana, roots, country and even pop. These two are a match made in heaven.

Good Luck Charm is a tightly constructed record from start to finish, with intimate songs that feel like a personal glimpse into not only the lives of Eleanor and Chris, but also our own. These are simple stories about life’s struggles, from the introspective to the interactive.

They capture relationships, private thoughts and sticky situations all in one fell swoop, and they do it with ease. There’s a reason these two have been lauded as an Austin breakout, and it’s written all over this album.

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