Perfume

by Sister Wanzala

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Ever since watching their fathers VHS copy of Pink Floyd’s “Delicate Sound of Thunder”, at the age of 5, the Sister Wanzala brothers have dreamed of being shy, retiring but ultimately extremely rich and famous rock stars.

However with each passing release that dream fades. Their debut, 2017’s Bodies on the Loose EP, contained four tracks of unintentionally rigid, sallow pop-funk.

Their “difficult second EP”, 2019’s utterly tuneless The Circus EP, was somehow worse - mixing simple guitars, aimless lyrics and routine rhythms to no effect whatsoever.

They released a handful of “singles” in 2018 which are so poor the band removed them from the internet.

They’re no longer young, they were never handsome and they don’t understand The Tick Tock - so really, signs don’t look good for their new single - Perfume.

Perfume’s genesis came from a dark place - Sister Wanzala’s last public performance in August 2019. The band had just finished a featherweight new song and Patrick looked across the audience of disinterested friends and thought “something is not quite right here”.

He decided - there and then - to take some time to actually learn how to play the guitar and write songs properly.

He spent less time watching guitar equipment videos on YouTube and more time listening deeply to Fleetwood Mac and Cocteau Twins, who became the main reference points for the new single.

Despite their relentless failures as a band to date, the band remain strangely optimistic about Perfume with Patrick telling Reuters: “in rehearsal the chorus always almost makes me well up a bit, so it must be doing something?” When pressed about the song’s meaning he says “I don’t know” which shows he still has a long way to go.

The band intend to drip feed singles to their single-figure-fanbase for the next few years before putting themselves out of their misery and taking up golf like all their friends.

lyrics

I want my dreams removed
I want my dreams removed

Down here, hands cruise
Loose tongues, burst balloons
Two hearts, moon to moon
Distance calling

I hear perfume, every single world
Open your, body smooth and slurred
I hear perfume, every single word
Every single word

I want my dreams removed
I want my dreams removed

Down here, teeth pursue
Double dare, press the bruise
Two hearts, moon to moon
Distance calling

credits

released May 20, 2022
Patrick Wanzala-Ryan: lead guitar, vocals
Chris Wanzala-Ryan: bass guitar
Mark Wanzala-Ryan: drum programming, vocals

Lyrics written by Patrick Wanzala-Ryan
Music written by Sister Wanzala

Recorded at the The Bridge in October 2021
Produced by Billy Halliday
Mixed by Tom Archer
Mastered by Alex Killpartrick
Artwork by Joe Gamble

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Sister Wanzala London, UK

Dancing and crying since 2015.
New song "Perfume" out 20 May 2022.

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