Our August pick for Sheffield Spotlight is post-punk quartet Sister Wives and their fantastic single “Greater Place”!
Sister Wives are one of the more unique bands currently operating in Sheffield; combining post-punk, psychedelica and British folk, along with the Welsh language, to create some of the best and most interesting music we’ve heard recently. The band, consisting of vocalist Donna Lee, bassist Rose Love, drummer Lisa O’Hara, and guitarist Liv Willars, make use of Donna Lee’s native welsh to create this mythological, almost Arthurian punk sound. With a new album, Y Gawres (meaning The Giantess) coming out October 28th, Greater Place is the first single from the new album, and if this single is anything to go by, the album will be fantastic.
Greater Place really is brilliant. Starting with a hypnotic, piercing guitar riff, the track then jumps into action, with the vocals really lending themselves to the rhythmic nature of the music. The song almost feels like a chant, which is further established by the repetitive nature of the music- the guitar, bass and drums constantly feel as if they are increasing and increasing, continually building up. Lyrically, the song feels almost violently joyous, portraying how, no matter what may happen, happier times are always ready to break through any sort of malaise. The song never really reaches the huge crescendo it is seemingly building up too, which perfectly demonstrates the point of the lyrics, the continual, constantly renewing sense of joy. The energy on display throughout the song would definitely lend itself well to a live performance, and at the end of the song you really cant help but play it again.
Greater Place can be found on Spotify, as well as Sister Wives’ bandcamp. Their new album, Y Gawres, is out October 28th.