The Womack Sisters Debut Album Review
Written by Malia Welham
Released on August 14, 2026, through Daptone Records, The Womack Sisters’ debut album brings the listener a ‘retro-modern sound’ that fuses the musical motifs and elements of classic soul and R&B from the 60s with finesse. In doing so, they let their family’s legacy breathe through them rather than avoid it. As the granddaughters of soul legend Sam Cooke and nieces of R&B vocalist and guitarist Bobby Womack, Kucha, Zeimani, and BG Womack (The Womack Sisters) grew up listening to and performing Soul, Gospel, and R&B their whole lives. They have made it clear that their family’s musical legacy isn’t something they fear will overshadow their own artistry. As a result, their music aims to celebrate and uplift the all soul and R&B greats of the past who, through music, contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and Black cultural identity.
Therefore, for The Womack Sisters, soul was not just a sound but a history and legacy that lived through them. Starting with the first track, “Chauffeur,” the sisters’ raw, gritty vocals and tight harmonies latch onto the listener and guide them through the album’s retro sound and contemporary lens. The album’s arrangement and production by Gabe Roth creates a warm, intimate, and tape-like sound through saturation, reverb, and strategic spacing of all vocal and instrumental parts. As a result, the album is not only well balanced, it also has a retro-like quality that is not overdone.
In “Chauffeur,” the sisters sing about their time driving for Uber in order to help fund their recording sessions. They take their own working experiences in the US today and fuse it with the classic sounds of the 60s. The drums and bass maintain a tight grounded groove while horns, keys, and guitar work to emphasize the rhythm. The sisters’ vocals take the lead. Their tight harmonies blend skillfully with the band, creating a listening experience where every part compliments the other. “If I Let You” presents the most electrifying groove on the album with a latin funk instrument arrangement reminiscent of Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.” The Womack Sisters vocals inject the track with ear-pleasing harmonies and call-and-response of classic soul and gospel.
It is needless to say that The Womack Sisters debut album presents an enjoyable and easy listening experience for most if not all music enjoyers. It pays respect to the classic motifs of soul and R&B and attempts to reframe them as culturally significant sounds from the past that can also speak to life in the present. Although somewhat successful. The Womack Sisters have the ability to take the retro-modern sound, which they have mastered, and intertwine it even further with stories from today’s lived experiences. Kucha, Zeimani, and BG Womack have people talking. Going forward, their music could more clearly identify who, what, and when they are speaking to and why. Nonetheless, this album gives the listener a glimpse into how the legacy of soul and R&B lives on through true appreciation and understanding of the history from which the genres arose.
The Womack Sisters will be performing in Boston at the Leader Pavilion Bank on Friday, September 16th.