“"One of the most gifted songwriters to come out of the North in a long, long time"”
— Stephen McCauley, BBC Radio Ulster
Sister Ghost, aka Shannon O'Neill, has a background playing in bands from the age of 12. In late 2013, she saw an opportunity to do things her way for the first time. She began writing and demoing – singing and playing everything herself – before enlisting a band to bring Sister Ghost to completion.
Playing noisy, spectral art-rock with a pop heart, O’Neill marshals a diverse set of influences in a singular way – from Seattle legends The Gits and her guitar hero, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, to Kate Bush and L7.
Off the back of a very busy year, (with high profile support slots with Shellac, Pussy Riot and Le Butcherettes), O’Neill has just finished self-recording and producing the debut Sister Ghost album, set for release in mid 2019. Equal parts emphatic and earworming, Sister Ghost’s new material is her most vital to date.
"With Sister Ghost you can hear echoes of Sonic Youth, early nineties discord stuff. It’s just classic indie rock with no mucking about." Steven Rainey, BBC Radio Ulster
"In A Spell is a short sharp shock of record. The debut E.P. from Sister Ghost, the three-track record is a confident focused take on the garage-punk sound that sidesteps the scene’s many pitfalls by delivering a music that is both powerful and melodic.'' Rating: 9/10
Stephen White, The Last Mixed Tape
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“Sister Ghosts sound is a breath of fresh air on the garage/punk scene. A blistering meld of Sonic Youth meets Sleater-Kinney and that’s something to be very excited about.”
— The Last Mixed Tape
“Like Joan Jett, Donita Sparks, and Joe Strummer rolled into one.”