#418
Sister Ghost – Her Mind
Thursday 2nd February 2017
They say: “So, 'Her Mind' is actually a pun on the name Hermine - a character from Hermann Hesse's 'Steppenwolf', one of my favourite books. The song contains a few choice references to the story whilst also the idea of a person having two halves of themselves (Herman/Hermine) and also things like interrupted sleep (I was having night terrors around the time of writing the 'In a Spell' EP, so that's why lyrics about dreams/nightmares kept coming up a lot). In terms of the sound, I wanted it to be a fast and jarring from the beginning (like being awoke with a start!) and really wanted to write a song with two guitar solos, so this filled that void!”
We say: “With it’s brash, sudden start moving into low rumbling bass, ‘Her Mind’ clearly conveys a certain duality that has become all the more clear with the revelations from Shannon O'Neill, front-woman of Sister Ghost above. ‘Her Mind’ possesses a feeling that all isn’t quite as it seems, a nervous tension throughout the verses that explodes into an incredible chorus. Shannon has created something truly impressive and we can’t wait to see what comes from ‘Her Mind’ next.”
Released in January this year, ‘Her Mind’ is the new single from Sister Ghost’s latest EP ‘In A Spell’ which can be streamed for free right now.
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