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Just the eight songs on this record from the now established artist Marissa Nadler but eight gems they are. 

Marissa hails from Massachusetts and has five full albums to her name before Sister. Ballads of Living and Dying (2004) The Saga of Mayflower May (2005), Songs III: Bird on the Water (2007), Little Hells (2009), and Marissa Nadler (2011).

We are much in the land of  Joanna Newsom, Regina Spektor and Tori Amos here. A wonderful musician with an enchanting voice.. ‘Sister’ as Marissa stated is “the sister album to her fan-funded, self-titled album that was released in June 2011 also on her own label, Box of Cedar Records.

‘Sister’ is record containing a rich warmth of sound which emanates from Marissa’s voice. It is her voice that gives her a unique perspective away from the other touchstone singers above.

The lyrics are beautifully intense and take relationships at their heart. “You said you'd need a wrecking ball to break the cement 'round the heart” from The Wrecking Ball Company and the opening lines of the album.

“But your closer to me than my own skin” from Apostle. “Many a life I’ve tried and many a tear I've cried your heart is a twisted vine” from Your Heart Is A Twisted Vine.

This is really a record to sit down and listen to. You could even shut your eyes, get totally immersed and swept away.

Pete

9/11

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