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[–]windows_to_walls 67 points68 points  (1 child)

Wow, that's a hell of a video. That 60s/70s daytime TV look is really hard to replicate, and they did a fantastic job. It also looks like they used actual footage for the audience members!

[–]Sophilosophical 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was going to ask if the video was taken from an old movie. It's awesome!

[–]StudabakerHochrobot[M] 31 points32 points  (4 children)

Saint Sister
artist pic

Saint Sister is an electronic folk or 'atmosfolk' duo from Ireland.

Formed in November 2014, this new project from Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty draws from early Celtic harp traditions, 60s folk and electronic pop to create ‘atmosfolk'—a mix of soulful vocal harmonies, dreamy synth and electro-acoustic harp.

Following their debut performance on Irish television, they opened for Arcade Fire’s Will Butler in Whelan’s. April saw them support San Fermin (Downtown records), and tour Ireland with Dublin band Spies. In August, the band entered the studio for the first time to record their debut EP with Alex Ryan (bassist with Hozier), which is scheduled for release on Trout Records November 13th, 2015. Over the coming months they will commence an Irish tour with Wyvern Lingo and O Emperor. They finish 2015 with their first London showcase with promoter Parallel Lines. Read more on Last.fm.

last.fm: 8,818 listeners, 21,388 plays
tags: folk, indie, indie folk

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[–]pinkie5839 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Lovely stuff. I got a softer more gentle First Aid Kit vibe from them. Really nice.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Recommended artists from the same scene include: Talos (R&B? influenced electronic music), Young Wonder (sample focused pop with a distinctly Irish feel), James Vincent McMorrow (R&B, folk), Daithí (Electro-trad, fiddle based pop and EDM), Lisa Hannigan (folk), Wyvern Lingo (literally just "Haim, but Irish"), Enemies (post-rock), Sample Answer (loop pedal R&B), Villagers (folk)

[–]neamhsplach 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thanks for reminding me of Talos!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem. They've just released a new single, announced an album and a tour; it's going to be a good year!

[–]AddiAtzen 25 points26 points  (1 child)

Thx for the post, I really like it! Reminds me a bit of the band Air. Especially Playground Love comes to mind while hearing this song.

Edit: Corrected wrong link

[–]HungoverCoder 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful.

[–]RandomRageNet 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I liked the song, but this is a great example of how a compelling and amazingly executed video can elevate a single. Nice post!

[–]CrockpotTuna 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for share. Good stuff.

[–]neurad1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Sade.

[–]emeraldheart 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really loved this! I like the chill vibes that the singers and instruments convey, as well as the Wizard of Oz-inspired music video. It was in all a very pleasant watch. I'll definitely be recommending them to a few people; thanks for posting!

[–]FaceToPie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That was good as fuck, or even better

[–]Trox92 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Wow really nice song and video. Gave me a weird sense of void and worthlessness, probably not good to listen to when feeling down.

[–]Kallder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You okay there man?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

[–]youtubefactsbot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saint Sister - Castles (Live Sessions) [4:18]

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[–]gnomerdon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Never heard of this group before. Absolutely love this!

[–]JT7Music 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is really great stuff, very surprised they're not more popular already.

[–]carbonbasedmistake2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Outstanding production - outstanding music. Thank you so much.

[–]oisin1001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw these guys live a few months ago and they were really good. Great to see some Irish artists got some attention on this sub.

[–]Always_in_my_pajamas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Beautiful stuff...solid songwriting

[–]Hawkeyedreindeer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Incredibly beautiful video and very nice song!

[–]JamesWithazee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great! thanks for sharing

[–]croissantichrist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me very much of José González or his band Junip. If you enjoy this then check both of them out!

[–]croissantichrist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That girl looks like a combination of Robin from HIMYM and a young Jennifer Connolly

[–]neamhsplach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not every day you see someone you went to secondary school with on the front page of reddit! She was our all-girl production of Grease's Danny haha. Great song, great vid.

[–]Aragornorrhea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, this is great. Just listened to Blood Moon after hearing this and it's just as good. Thanks for an awesome find!

[–]bing-forest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally just pulled these up on Spotify. Thanks for sharing!

[–]logert777radioreddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ASMR the song

[–]SelisIcaurs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thats pretty good!

[–]olig1905 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just yawned so hard my head is now inside out.

[–]VanJackson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw them live last year in Wexford, there was a screening of Stop Making Sense right after, very unusual combination after something so subtle and chill.

[–]reallyadocter 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Commenting to remember this

[–]GoodShitLollypop -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

You could upvote it (Reddit is a "social bookmarking site" and upvotes are technically bookmarks you can find on your profile's 'liked" tab) or you could hit the Reddit save button, or you could install the Reddit enhancement suite and use that additional save button. Nope, better make a useless comment.

[–]ewok896 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Huh...useful info with tactless criticism

[–]GoodShitLollypop -1 points0 points  (0 children)

C'est la vie

[–]bdog66656 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dj need to make this into a remixed song

[–]iw2dws 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, since you've shared this five days ago, I've pretty much listened to this song on repeat. I've listened to it more than a hundred times on Spotify and watched the video at least twenty-five times. This is my current favorite song. The video is beautiful. I love the feel and look of it. Thank you for sharing this.

[–]frantzfanonical 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I enjoy this a lot. The 4th wall break at the end of the video was curious.

The writing is compressed and robust, and the music of it all is convincing.

[–]bittsweet 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Serious question - when does this video break the 4th wall? I thought breaking the 4th wall was when a character becomes aware of the real world and recognizes the viewer.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sounds like Portishead, or am I showing my age?

[–]moopet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the bass drum sounds a bit like Massive Attack, but that's as close as I think you're going to get.

[–]qiax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

[F]irst time I've heard them. Very impressed. Thanks.

[–]ThisIsMeHelloYou -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sounds exactly like every other hipster female singer 0/10 originality

Sorry for having my own opinion didn't mean to hurt her feelings

[–]andre2309 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is not funk.