Kevin Bronson on May 11th, 2015

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Riothorse Royale, the mind- and vocal-melding of singer-songwriters Madi Diaz and Emily Greene, debuted early this year with the hypnotic single “Rabbit Hole,” a song whose allure drew from its metronomic pace and idyllic harmonies. Since then, the duo have released a full EP, “The Guest House,” whose five songs are available for free download here. Whether their voices are doubled or, as in “You’re Still Here,” engaged in call-and-response, there’s a dark, mystical quality to their spare meditations. “Get Out of My House” is the highlight, a pulsing directive you feel as if you have no choice but to obey, because as drop-dead pretty as those voices sound, there are two of them and only one of you.

||| Stream: The full EP below:

||| Previously: “Rabbit Hole,” opening for Other Lives at Club Bahia