Sister Morphine – Ghosts of Heartbreak City (Single Review)

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On 8 January 2023
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Summary:

Ghosts of Heartbreak City, is a lively rock and roll song think Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode meets Diamond Dogs' Goodbye, Miss Jill. Should appeal to fans of Dogs D'Amour, Hanoi Rocks, Quireboys and The Rolling Stones.

Back in 1989 Rock n Roll band Sister Morphine were founded in South Wales. Over the following two years the band amassed a hardcore, local following and played a host of long lost venues such as Cardiff Bogiez. Alas, in 1991, just as Sister Morphine were set to release a four-track 12-inch single, the band members went their separate ways and the band was all but forgotten.

Fast forward thirty years and a global pandemic hit, giving band members time to clear those cobwebs, leading to the discovery of some long forgotten audio cassettes, containing long-lost songs, several of which only existed in rough rehearsal form. This discovery led to the band reuniting to record new versions of these songs, which in turn led to the bands long, long awaited debut album ‘Ghosts of Heartbreak City’ finally being recorded. The fifteen track album also contains four brand new songs and is due to be released on digital platforms and digipak CD on 14th February 2023 via Big Egg Records.

Ahead of the album being released the band have released the title track as a single. Ghosts of Heartbreak City, is a lively rock and roll song think Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode meets Diamond Dogs’ Goodbye, Miss Jill. Should appeal to fans of Dogs D’Amour, Hanoi Rocks, Quireboys and The Rolling Stones.

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Ghosts of Heartbreak City, is a lively rock and roll song think Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode meets Diamond Dogs' Goodbye, Miss Jill. Should appeal to fans of Dogs D'Amour, Hanoi Rocks, Quireboys and The Rolling Stones.

About Louise Swift

I first went to a gig in 1981, Gillan at Leeds University. I've been a regular gig goer ever since. I haven't kept count of how many gigs I've been to over the intervening years, but it's a lot! My favourite bands are AC/DC then, in no particular order, Anti-Nowhere League, Slaughter and the Dogs, Towers of London and Dirt Box Disco. I tend to like Glam/Punk and rude offensive lyrics, not sure what that says about me but as Animal would say 'So What!' The question was recently put to me - did I write for any online publications? My reply - No, but I'd like to! Planetmosh was suggested and I found myself offering to review Aces High Festival. Easy peasy I thought! Well not quite, if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well! I had sixteen bands to research. I found I actually enjoyed that and it kept me too busy to be making lunatic comments on Facebook! ;) Then I felt a bit inadequately qualified. I mean, who am I to comment on others, when my musical expertise extends to being able to play a mean Greensleeves on the recorder and a passable Annie's song on the flute! Haven't picked up either instrument for years! What I do have, however, is over 30 years of experience as a gig goer, so I can comment on what I like and what I don't! It's only my opinion and, if I don't like a band it doesn't mean they are bad, just not to my own liking. I admire anyone who has the guts to get up on that stage and have a go!