Building a fervent grass-roots following in both North America and their native Australia via tireless touring and an engagingly original sound built from elements of country, blues, and pop, The Waifs are one of the fastest-rising young stars on the contemporary folk scene. Up All Night, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2002 album Sink Or Swim, finds the trio of sisters Donna and Vikki Simpson and guitarist Joshua Cunningham at their most rootsy, intimate, and immediate. With all three members contributing songs and vocals, Up All Night is a stirring album that weds elemental themes of loss and loneliness to burnished, soulful music with the rough edges intact.