Beatbeat Whisper

Davyd and Ayla Nereo are the Bay Area-based duo Beatbeat Whisper, a brother-and-sister act that paints vivid stories with melodic folk songs. Currently busy recording their sophomore album, the duo took a break to share five songs they find inspirational. Don’t miss their show at the Delta of Venus (in Davis) this Friday.

1. “The Purple Bottle”
by Animal Collective (from Feels)

2. “Two-headed Boy”
by Neutral Milk Hotel (from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea)

3. “Little Wheel Spin and Spin”
by Buffy Sainte-Marie (from Little Wheel Spin and Spin)

4. “Like Castanets”
by Bishop Allen (from The Broken String)

5. “That Girl Suicide”
by the Brian Jonestown Massacre (from Methodrone)