Mark these words: Angus and Julia Stone are going to be sibling duo that are going to matter more than most. Angus and Julia Stone are young, but as their debut EP Chocolates & Cigarettes proves, they know a thing or two about writing memorable songs.

That’s the thing that most strikes about this debut effort – there’s not a single flat spot. Normally you can expect a group’s first release to have at least one flat spot. Not so on Chocolates & Cigarettes. Radio single “Paper Aeroplane” is so good that most acts would lead it as the opening track…on this debut EP, it comes in fourth, leaving the jaunty “Private Lawns” to open proceedings with it’s light yet rhythmic style.

It helps that Julia’s and Angus’ voices are both so varying – Julia has a different style of singing to most, phrasing her words in strange manners, more like Beth Gibbons from Portishead than anyone else. Angus is more in keeping with a rootsy style, but never ‘easy listening’ like Jack Johnson. Thus “Mango Tree” has a very different feel to Julia’s amazing “All of Me”, while “Babylon” is given a wonderful cello accompaniment. What’s most striking about this debut EP is just how timeless it is – songs this good could come from any era and still sound amazing.