Sister Wives - Hairless Whisper
Sheffield quartet Sister Wives share new single "Hairless Whisper" along with announcement of new album, Heavy Set, due 5th February via Redundant Span Records.
Photography Credit: Luca M
Their first release since Welsh Music Prize-nominated debut album Y Gawres, new album Heavy Set takes Sister Wives into darker territory, with new single “Hairless Whisper” offering a first glimpse of what’s to come. Fuzzed-out guitars and heavy, sludgy riff-work give the track plenty of weight, offset by the band’s instinct for sharp hooks and melody. Beneath the noise, it’s a rager against late-stage capitalism — abrasive, muscular and with just enough bite to keep it from taking itself too seriously.
Commenting on the single Bassist/vocalist Rose Love offers: "Hairless Whisper as a name just made us laugh but it’s actually about trying to reject the cult of productivity, this dehumanising culture that measures worth through achievement and possession, and how shallow and empty it can feel to try and climb that never-ending ladder. But in spite of ourselves, we keep getting hooked back in and it’s grinding us all down. It’s a call to face yourself and your choices in the void of stillness without all that noise."
Discussing the new album keyboardist/vocalist Donna Lee explains “The songs on the new album are about finding an alternative to the [mess] we live in, About finding our own island and escaping, exploding into space or digging deep holes and escaping into the underworld. They’re about removing ourselves from this post-industrial capitalist hell hole.”
While Love continues “The album is a big step forward, consciously egalitarian” approach to all four members working as songwriters, vocalists and lyricists, which is adding a new dimension and dynamic. “This does feel a bit like Sister Wives 2.0.”
