The Sisters of Mercy
Noah’s Barks pages relating to music group The Sisters of Mercy.
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The Sisters of Mercy – “The Reptile House E.P.” (1983)
“Kiss the Carpet” and “Lights” are your brooding post-punk taken to an extreme, trudging along at a pace that would make a snail seem exciting. They lack the intriguing menace and subtle hooks of The Sisters of Mercy‘s album material to keep attention, and they quickly fade from memory despite seeming to go on forever.… (read more)
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The Sisters of Mercy – “First and Last and Always” (1985)
Good stuff, the faintly shimmering guitars of First and Last and Always are catchy and what keep you coming back to the dreariness. The vocalist is pretty bad though, you can hear him really putting pressure on his throat to create that unnatural deep voice and it’s kind of silly and melodramatic—but everything else about… (read more)
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The Sisters of Mercy – “Floodland” (1987)
Floodland has the same dark atmosphere as First and Last and Always, except bigger and badder. And all that bombast in an attempt to be more powerful actually makes it, well, less oppressive and bleak than its predecessor. In a way, it works for the better. Eldritch is still an awful vocalist that the band would be better… (read more)