"Since emerging in 2005 under the Rachel Unthank & the Winterset moniker, Northumbrian folk group the Unthanks have grown steadily ambitious, adding layers of nuance to their already evocative sound, which trades in jazz, classical, and pop as much as it does traditional English folk music. Lines, Vols. 1-3 continues to look to the past for inspiration, yet it does so with a contemporary flair, deftly utilizing the airy, chamber pop stylings of musical arranger and producer Adrian McNally".