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The Pope's Sister
Type:studio
Artist:Music for Dead Birds
Cover:The_Pope's_Sister_Album_Cover.jpg
Genre:Indie rock, lo-fi
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The Pope's Sister is the second studio album by Irish anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.[2]

Background and release

The album was recorded by the group's frontman, Jimmy Monaghan, using a 4-track cassette recorder. The lo-fi sound was inspired by the album Sebadoh III.[3] The album was released on Halloween day, 2011. It was listed by RTE 2fm DJ Dan Hegarty as one of the top 50 Irish albums of 2011.[4] It received mainly positive reviews, with Terrascope writing "By the time you get to “Release the Dogs” you find you are fully immersed in the album, the twisted guitar lines hooking you in with relentless ease."[5] In promotion of the album the group played as an opening act for And So I Watch You From Afar.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Gretchen Ross" – 1:59
  2. "The Only male Nun In Town" – 2:12
  3. "In The Lighthouse" – 2:10
  4. "Ageing Hippy" – 2:19
  5. "The Doctor's Daughter" – 2:03
  6. "The Candlemaker's Sister" – 4:32
  7. "Drop Skills" – 2:52
  8. "Release The Dogs" – 2:09
  9. "Turn Yourself Inside Out" – 1:54
  10. "The Electrician's Father" - 3:32 [7]

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Pope's Sister . . 16 March 2012 . 2021-07-29.
  2. Web site: Andrews. Kernan. Music for Dead Birds release new album. Galway Advertiser. 17 November 2011. 28 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Music for Dead Birds Interview . 6 October 2020 . notbad.ie.
  4. Web site: Dan's top 50 Irish albums of 2011 . https://archive.today/20130217192050/http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/dan_hegarty/2011/12/dans-top-50-irish-albums-of-2011.html . 17 February 2013 . 29 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Rumbles March 2012 . . March 2012 . 2020-07-28.
  6. Web site: MUSIC Rock bands converge on Castlebar clubhouse . Henry McGlade . . 13 December 2012 . 2021-07-29.
  7. Web site: Music for Dead Birds - The Pope's Sister. AllMusic. 17 November 2011. 28 July 2021.

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