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Ever since their origins as a family band playing folk music and classic rock in their native Michigan, The Morning Yells have been growing — sonically, geographically and in numbers. Now based in L.A., the band consists of singing siblings Phil and Laura Stancil (guitar and bass, respectively), guitarist Trevor Smith and drummer Curran McDowell, with keyboardist/guitarist Jacob Boll having joined the band after it released its 2017 EP, “Proper Wilted.” That release found the Morning Yells dwelling in the Americana-blues of the 1960s and ’70s — a good and natural starting point for a band, Phil Stancil says, that “grew up playing roots-­rock and folk music … Our Dad taught us how to play guitar and sing, and we fell in love with Beach Boys, America and The Moody Blues by digging through his record collection.” Their next step is to super-size their sound while maintaining their plainspoken Heartland charm, and their new single “Half Speak” is exemplary. It’s a mid-tempo confession teetering between hope and regret, with lush, cascading keys, a tasteful guitar solo and, of course, the harmonies that in certain sibling bands feel like a birthright.

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