The Sister and the Saint
“Just give me a minute,” I said as I plonked down my amp on the pavement where Wardour Street meets Oxford Street. It looked like a TV, sat in between the bustling shoppers and waiting for someone to snatch it. Beer sugar kicked in and I picked up the cement block music box and carried on. Stringfellows, Starbucks and the Film House passed us by but we arrived, albeit a little shorter.
A faint rumbling of the London based indie/garage four piece Sisteray sound checking intensified as we descended the cavernous basement of the famous St. Moritz club. Soundcheck is like two tribes meeting for the first time and instead of exchanging wild boar meat and penicillin, it’s guitar and bass amps.
The walls of the famous club were decorated with music posters, postcards and pictures of famous musicians such as Lemmy, who seemed to frequent the place the most.
Sisteray were sounding ace and I managed to bag their new single release No Escape. The lead track, also called No Escape, is a happy three chord road trip with the sun roof down. Either that or it’s about being locked in somewhere and becoming wise to the fact that you can’t break free. Both are alright with me.
Track two, She Likes The Drama, continues the same vein but with a more melancholy vocal track intersecting between catchy riffs and cool drum fills. The accompanying video on their official YouTube channel has a staggering 27,300 views solidifying their definite rise to the top.
Big shout out to Blow Up for hosting an amazing night. It is an unstoppable weekly force that has been around since the nineties Britpop glory days and long may it continue every Friday night. Thanks to Sisteray for their support and who have gigs all over London in March and April so check them out on their tour dates, including gigs in London at the Proud Camden and the Underbelly in Hoxton Square.
Sherwin Claridge
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