Co-Presented by Irish Arts Center
Spring Revolution festival:
Saint Sister
Wednesday, March 7th – 7pm
About the Show
“It’s easy to get lost in the beautifully arranged soundscapes” of Saint Sister, Stereogum says. Named “the best new band in Ireland,” the electro-folk duo comes to the US for a rare concert after a 2017 year filled with sold-out performances in Europe. Their newest single, Causing Trouble, ruminates on the transition from Belfast to Dublin, and was nominated for “Song of the Year” by Ireland’s annual Choice Music Prize.
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About the Artists
Saint Sister
“What was I doing all those years?”, asks Morgan Macintyre, one half of the mesmerising
Irish duo Saint Sister on their latest single “Causing Trouble”. Reflecting on past
relationships and the age old truth that the people you knew in the past never really change
despite the fact that everything else does. “The song is about transitioning, from Belfast to
Dublin, from an old love to a new, and the gaps that can be found between you and another
person or place when people transition at different paces and in different directions.”
Causing Trouble pulls from a wide range of disparate influences. The arrangement courtesy
of Gemma Doherty takes the shimmer of 90’s pop stalwarts Moby and Massive Attack,
combining luscious harp textures, crisp vocal harmony with 808 thuds and subterranean bass
to create a chasmic slice of modern electronic folk.
The track builds on the success of 2016’s Tin Man. Released in December via the
Communion Singles Club the single was met with widespread critical approval and
championed on BBC Radio 1 by Huw Stephens. The success of this single saw the band
named as “The Best New Band in Ireland” by the readers of The Irish Times as well as
receive a nomination for Song of the Year by the prestigious Choice Music prize alongside
other Irish heavy hitters Niall Horan and James Vincent McMorrow.
The band has had an extremely busy year on the road with a schedule including performances
at the BBC introducing stage at Glastonbury, Longitude and Electric Picnic as well as
standout showcase performances at Eurosonic and The Reeperbahn festival. They were
privileged to join Brooklyn outfit Mutual Benefit on their UK tour in November and last
month they were hand picked by Lisa Hannigan to support her on an extensive 20 date
European tour.
The band return to the UK in May for a series of headline dates, including a show in the
intimate confines of the St Pancras Old Church. Having played their last London show to a
sold out Roundhouse, the stark contrast of the ornate and beautiful church will create an
ambience not to be missed. At home they perform at the prestigious National Concert Hall,
in early June. This is set to be a monumental occasion for the band, a particularly impressive
feat given that they have only played 3 headline shows in Dublin to date.
