Sister Vanilla

Last year five albums by The Jesus and Mary Chain were reissued through Rhino Records (Psychocandy, Darklands, Automatic, Honey's Dead and Stoned & Dethroned) and this year the band has gotten back together for an appearance at Coachella and to record an album under the name Sister Vanilla. Excited? You should be.

Sister Vanilla features Jim and William Reid (as well as Ben Lurie) from The Jesus and Mary Chain with Jim and William’s sister Linda handling most of the vocals. The music is along the lines of what we all know and love about the legendary music from the brothers Reid (except this time there's wonderfully ethereal vocals from Linda that blend perfectly with the music) and is every bit as interesting and listenable as you might expect. The two songs posted below offer a great hint at what you're going to hear on the rest of the album when it comes out in April. "Jamcolas" has that trademark wild yet under control JAMC sunglass strut and will instantly remind you why the world considers this the first family of noise pop/shoegazing. "K To Be Lost" carries with it the same wandering guitar and breathless vocals while expanding on the sound hinted at on Munki when Linda sang on the song "Mo Tucker". Listen to them both and understand why you already need this record, whether you knew it or not. Little Pop Rock is beauty incarnate and is going to be the perfect soundtrack to Spring 2007.

Listen:
"Jamcolas"
"K To Be Lost"