Sisters Of Mercy

Happy 64 To SISTERS OF MERCY Ringleader ANDREW ELDRITCH

Posted on by JL

15 May 2023

ANDREW ELDRITCH was born named Andrew William Harvey Taylor
on 15 May 1959 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Happy 64 to the voice/face
and songwriter of darkwave Goths SISTERS OF MERCY (1980–1985, 1987–present).
So far they only released 3 LPs, but they keep touring relentlessly.

TUTV’s absolute fav Sisters track.

TEMPLE OF LOVE

SISTERS OF MERCY: Bio – Discography

40 Years Ago – SISTERS OF MERCY With ‘TEMPLE OF LOVE’

Posted on by JL

23 April 2023

‘TEMPLE OF LOVE’ by SISTERS OF MERCY
came out in October 1983, 40 years ago.
It was a non-album track.

The song was written by the band’s general Andrew Eldritch. It was the fifth SOM single. Despite the fact that Temple Of Love became a classic corker in Goth-rock it did not chart on the UK’s main singles chart, but it reached number one for a week on the UK Indie Chart and stayed on the chart for 36 weeks.

Watch.

And they’re not done yet.

SOM: Bio – Discography – Instagram

‘ALICE’ In Darkwave Land – SUPERCHUNK Cover Goth Icons SISTERS OF MERCY

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2 November 2020

Veteran North-Carolina rockers SUPERCHUNK
just released a dynamite 2-track single.

The first one is a new original called THERE’S A GHOST
and the second stroke a steamy SISTERS OF MERCY
cover of their 1982 goth smash ALICE.

Check it out here…


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The original…

Oh no, we didn’t forget A-side ‘There’s A Ghost‘.
A pulsating crackajack with familiar, energetic vocals
by the passion driven Laura Ballance…


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SUPERCHUNK: Facebook

TODAY’S YESTERDAY ALBUM – ‘First And Last And Always’ by SISTERS OF MERCY

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Remarkable albums from the past…

‘First And Last And Always’ by SISTERS OF MERCY
Released: 11 March 1985 – debut LP

ALL MUSIC review: “With the band itself falling to bits shortly after the March 1985 debut of First and Last and Always, the album’s place in the skewed history of the rise of goth rock would, on one hand, be permanently linked with that discord but, on the other, not impacted in the slightest, leaving the fractious set’s success and structure to become a blueprint for an entire generation of up-and-comers. Copied to death, its brilliance has never been replicated. Indeed, the entire album remains unequaled in the genre, permanently granted top place on a pedestal from which it cannot be toppled.” – Score: 4/5 – Full review here

TURN UP THE VOLUME‘s favourite track: A Rock And A Hard Place…

SISTERS OF MERCY: Facebook – All Music


Gothic Gods…

SISTERS OF MERCY – Goth Classic ‘FLOODLAND’ Is 30…

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Going back in sonic history…

12 November 2017

Band: SISTERS OF MERCY

Album: FLOODLAND – 2nd LP

Released: 13 November 1987 – 30 years ago

ALL MUSIC wrote: “While the goth scene in England was picking up commercial steam in the mid-’80s, the “Sisters of Mercy” may have seemed quiet, but they roared back with ‘Floodland’. Opening with the driving two-part hymn “Dominion/Mother Russia,” Sisters leader Andrew Eldritch (along with bassist Patricia Morrison) creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast. While the earlier Sisters releases were noisy, sometimes harsh affairs, ‘Floodland’ is filled with lush production (thanks to Meat Loaf writer/producer Jim Steinman and the New York Choral Society) and lyric imagery that is both scary and glorious. A definite milestone.”

Turn Up The Volum!: says: ‘Floodland’ is a massive electrifying goth pop machine…

Three Top Tracks: This Corrosion / Dominion-Mother Russia / Lucretia My Reflection

* THIS CORROSION – timeless standout…

* DOMINION/MOTHER RUSSIA – irresistible groove…

* LUCRETIA MY REFLECTION – the goth of darkness…

Full album…

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SISTERS OF MERCY: Website – Facebook – Discography