Thirty greatest sibling acts in rock and roll history

28. CHARLY BLISS – EVA AND SAM HENDRICKS

Eva sings. Sam drums. After a five-year hiatus, their third album, Forever, is due out later this year. The lead single, “Nineteen,” shows they haven’t lost anything off their grungy-poppy sounds that could easily tilt into twee hell if they weren’t so insanely tuneful. That defines their breakout single “Capacity,” one of the best songs of 2019.

27. LARKIN POE – REBECCA AND MEGAN LOVELL

The Lovell sisters started as a bluegrass outfit. They reformed under their current name drifting more into folk rock. But by the time of Reskinned in 2016, they were embracing old-school blues rock and roll about as well as any contemporary band. When they covered “Black Betty” on the next album, the transition was complete. And they just kept on rolling. Their last album, Blood Harmony, won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2024.

26. INXS – TIM, ANDREW AND JON FARRISS

OK – I doubt anyone was going to get too worked up with the rankings up to now. But how, you ask, can a vital ’80s band like INXS be ranked just 26th? “Need You Tonight,” “New Sensation,” and “Devil Inside” were all top three hits in the US. And they had plenty of other hits across the planet.

It’s a more impressive resume than some bands that will end up ranked higher. Here’s why. As crucial as the Farriss Brothers were (especially Andrew) to INXS’s sound, lead singer Michael Hutchence was the dominant voice in the band. They still merit a spot, but I did knock them down a bit. That’s my story, and I’m sticking with it.

25. HAIM – ESTE, DANIELLE, AND ALANA HAIM

The two older sisters, Este and Danielle, were part of the Valli Girls, a pop band, while still in their teens. A few later, when younger sister Alana was 16, she joined her sisters in the newly-named band, Haim. The first full album wouldn’t arrive for six more years, but when it did, Days Are Gone, revealed a fully-formed band that still could crank out mainstream pop like “The Wire,” but could also dive into harder-edged, bluesy material without missing a beat.

By the time of Women in Music, Pt. 3, the sisters were exploring jazz, folk, and blues in equal measure, without ever totally abandoning their pop hooks.