Call of the Sirens
“Most appealing”, thought BBC Radio 6 DJ, the revered Don Letts. His colleague, Tom Ravenscroft, was an early supporter. Another colleague, Lauren Laverne, soon followed suit: “Wetting my appetite, wanna know more about them”, she said, introducing the track “Waltz”. “Led by the angelic harmonies of sisters Jasmina and Nabyla Serag”, wrote UK music mag Line of the Best Fit, “‘Shotgun’ is a silky time warp that presents a group in control of their musical direction and aspirations.”
Clearly, the Sirens of Lesbos are no longer a joke. Their debut album “SOL” (as in Spanish, The Sun, as well as an acronym of their name), released on 6 November, offers ample proof that the Bernese quintet have developed way beyond any expectations that might have been raised by their tongue-in-cheek early hit, the Ibiza-tribute “Long Days, Hot Nights”, released six years ago via Sony. Consisting of the singers, Denise Häberli and the Serag sisters, Jasmina and Nabyla, whose parents were political refugees from Sudan and Eritrea, and the producers Melvyn Buss and Arci Friede, the Sirens have drawn on a wide range of influences to forge their multi-faceted blend of Nu Soul, Fleetwood Mac-type harmonies, Lee Perry, Hercules & Love Affair, and even the novelist, Aldous Huxley (quoted as the inspiration behind the track “Pala”).
“SOL” is released on the band’s own label, managed by Berlin-based Exploited Records and distributed worldwide via The Orchard.
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