Date/Time: Sat 13 Sep 2025 3:00PM
Tickets: €28.50
In December 2022, The Staves celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album Dead & Born & Grown—a pivotal, bittersweet period for sisters and band members Jessica, Camilla, and Emily Staveley-Taylor. As they crafted their fourth album, All Now, they revisited the same raw vulnerability that defined their first record. But much had changed, both within and around them.
All Now emerges as a bold, optimistic record, born from a period of quiet reflection after a time of chaos. The release of Good Woman in 2021 was met with praise, but it was overshadowed by the pandemic, a “cathartic” album that couldn’t fully be shared with the world. As they retreated into themselves to process grief, change, and loss, the sisters navigated personal challenges. Emily took a step back from the band to focus on motherhood, while Camilla faced physical and mental health battles—chronic pain and surgeries due to endometriosis.
“The trauma and changes were out of our control,” says Jess, reflecting on the aftermath of Good Woman. “You’re forced to sit with yourself, and we had to work through the loss of our mother while adjusting to these changes.” Camilla adds, “It felt alienating. My body was changing in ways I couldn’t control, and it sparked a deep identity crisis. It was a turning point.”
The band turned back to their roots—starting with just their guitars and each other. Jess began recording solo in Hackney, slowly drawing Camilla back into the fold, before inviting producer John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen) to help shape the album. “After years of slow-motion, everything suddenly rushed toward the finish line,” says the band. They traveled to LA, joined by musicians Max Hart and Tamir Barzilay, to bring their vision to life.
The result? An album as honest and rich as The Staves’ past work, yet uniquely special in its own right. The track After School recalls simpler, carefree times with Emily, celebrating the joy of their youth with a nostalgic nod to their teenage days. “That late ‘90s period was just fun,” says Camilla. “We thought Emily was the coolest, so we went for a really joyful song.”
The theme of self-empowerment continues on Great Wave, inspired by a giant wave in Portugal’s Nazare, symbolic of fear and the challenge of overcoming it. “The wave represents fear,” explains Jess. “It’s both thrilling and terrifying. Do you face it or run away?” The Staves chose to take control and defy expectations, rising from their struggles in an unpredictable, empowering way.
This sense of reclaiming power culminates in the title track, All Now, which reflects the overwhelming nature of modern life. “These are things you need to say and get out,” Camilla and Jess say of the song, which builds in intensity until it reaches a powerful release.
All Now is full of the soaring harmonies and piercing vocals that have always defined The Staves, but now with a depth and clarity that comes from their years of experience. In I Don’t Say It, But I Feel It, they sing, “You got the magic, I think I missed it,” capturing the album’s grounded yet transformative essence.
The album reaches its zenith on Make A Decision, a powerful anthem about embracing change and facing uncertainty head-on. “It’s about the pressure of making decisions and the drama of overthinking,” says Jess. “But it’s also about taking control.” Camilla adds, “There’s power in singing about fear without sounding fearful. It’s an act of taking control.”
Ultimately, All Now is a statement of resilience. It’s about overcoming challenges, embracing change, and finding strength in the journey. With this album, The Staves take control—no letting go.
