"Down here, hands cruise / Loose tongues, burst balloons / Two hearts, moon to moon /Distance calling..."
There is so, so much to love about "Perfume" by London's Sister Wanzala, a brotherly love indie outfit comprised of, well, brothers: Patrick Wanzala-Ryan (Guitar/Vocals/Eldest Brother), Christopher Wanzala-Ryan (Bass/Twin 1) and Mark Wanzala-Ryan (Drums/Twin 2). You might get lost in the dream pop-ness, the loungy guitar rhythms, the post punk / alt rock edges, the pervasive perfectly soothing cadence of the beat, the lush hushed beautiful resonant vocal aesthetic and maybe, especially, the lyrical content that feels as surreal as it does romantic. I love the concept of hearing perfume.
I mean, listen, feel and you will be floating, vibing to this in a big way. Listen with your ear buds on as you stroll through your neighborhood or city streets and the world will look a little bit brighter and, dare I say, optimistic. Read their press notes (below) with the funny self deprecating take on their success and you will love these three even more. I really love the sound here and for some reason I thought of both Interpol and Cocteau Twins at the same time. You will be singing along once you grasp the deeply poetic lyrics.
"I hear perfume, every single world
/ Open your, body smooth and slurred /
I hear perfume, every single word
/ Every single word..."
Great song.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/sisterwanzala/
https://soundcloud.com/sisterwanzala
https://twitter.com/sisterwanzala
https://sisterwanzala.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sisterwanzala/
Sister Wanzala are brothers - Patrick Wanzala-Ryan (Guitar/Vocals/Eldest Brother), Christopher Wanzala-Ryan (Bass/Twin 1) and Mark Wanzala-Ryan (Drums/Twin 2).
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 (released 20 May 2022).
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.
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"Perfume", Sister Wanzala, London, three piece, dream pop, indie rock, alt rock, post punk, Brothers, Patrick Wanzala-Ryan, Christopher Wanzala-Ryan, Mark Wanzala-Ryan, romance wave, new wave,
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