Rebecca and Megan Lovell spent their teens playing acoustic bluegrass as the Lovell Sisters, touring for four years, performing on A Prairie Home Companion, and playing the Grand Ole Opry and Bonnaroo. In December 2009 they broke up the band, and a month later they returned as Larkin Poe, named for an ancestor who was a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe. This deep dive maps their evolution from acoustic prodigies to self-producing, chart-topping powerhouses of modern blues rock.

We break down the division of labor between Rebecca's lead vocals and heavy electric guitar and Megan's lap steel and dobro, the five self-released EPs between 2010 and 2013, and a surprising record deal with RH Music. We follow the 2014 turning point when T Bone Burnett recruited them for The New Basement Tapes alongside Marcus Mumford and Elvis Costello, a Glastonbury set ...