"I just want to make intelligent, exciting pop records and wrestle it back from what it's become, because in the last ten years it's been seen as this inferior thing that is associated with Pop Idol and X Factor. But my heroes were Bowie and Roxy – what are they if they are not pop music? It's a brilliant art form – it's the thing that excites me most in my life." – Siobhan Fahey
‘Songs From The Red Room’ is the first Shakespears Sister album for over a decade. Siobhan Fahey returns to a pop landscape that has dramatically changed during her career of more than 20 years, and yet this album represents a female pop icon at the top of her game, as effortlessly innovative and exciting as any of her contemporaries.
‘Songs From The Red Room’ features collaborations with Terry Hall (‘Was It Worth It?’) and Whitey (‘Pulsatron’). Tracks like ‘Bad Blood’ channel Donna Summer via Goldfrapp, while ‘It’s A Trip’ is a shining example of electro-disco, building the sounds of Dalston basement clubs into anthemic pop brilliance. One of the tracks, ‘Bitter Pill’, has been reworked by The Pussycat Dolls.
Siobhan Fahey originally started Shakespears Sister in 1988, and by the early 90’s they were a phenomenon. 1992’s ‘Stay’ was number one for 8 weeks. Before this, as any student of pop will know, she was a member of pioneering girl band Bananarama. In recent years she has focused her efforts on being a songwriter, DJ and filmmaker.
‘Songs From The Red Room’ is preceded by an EP ‘It’s A Trip’ on March 29. The EP includes mixes of ‘It’s a Trip’ from: Small Town Boy, Bis, Punx Soundcheck, Apollo 440, LorD and Master and Stems. It also includes ‘C U Tonight’ (demo), ‘Dedication’ and ‘Heroine’ (Gully’s Ingestion Mix).
Siobhan takes Shakespears Sister on tour in April, for the first time in 15 years.
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