The fresh-faced Swedish sisters, First Aid Kit, have come a long way (baby).  It was only a few years ago that the prescient John Hawkes (no, not THAT one) was attempting to entice Johanna and Klara Söderbergthem (while they were touring through Cali) to play a house-party at his Santa Barbara house.  Unfortunately for the neighborhood, the young sisters’ correctly-protective father was suspicious of the inquiry and graciously passed.  A couple years later now, and they have been killing the world quietly with their song.

What began as a pull-yourselves-up-by-your-You-Tube act, has garnered the attention of scene-makers Jack White and Conor Oberst, been produced by make-magic producer Mike Mogis, and gone on to regale at music festivals around the world.  Their 2012 sophomore album, Lion’s Roar, has also been a critical and commercial success.

Check out below their cherubic veneer and vocal liaisons as they conjoin with and quiet the Manchester crowd on Thanksgiving Day on their song Ghost Town (no, not THAT one) off their first album.  After, watch them honor Paul Simon by covering his song America at the 2012 Polaris Music Awards in August (we follow what Simon-“says” at the end).