aaamusic | On 21, Feb 2011

Alex Winston

Sister Wife mini album- digital release out now

Tracklisting: 1. Locomotive, 2. Sister Wife, 3. Don’t Care About Anything, 4. Choice Notes, 5. Sweet James, 6. Fingers And Toes

Detroit born Alex Winston announces the release of her debut mini-album, ‘Sister Wife’ out on March 4^th (digitally on Feb 21st) through Heavy Roc (The Knocks’ label). ‘Sister Wife’ follows Winston’s critically acclaimed 7” single ‘Choice Notes’ which was released summer 2010.

All tracks on ‘Sister Wife’ have been written by the rising starlet with production duties handed over to New York whizz-kids The Knocks (Rhianna, Ellie Goulding) and the award winning Charlie Hugall(Florence and the Machine).

A talented multi-instrumentalist, Alex plays everything on the album however it’s her bedazzling, otherworldly vocals that truly stand out. Opener, ‘Locomotive’ sees her voice soar above a wall of percussion and melody. Then there’s ‘Sister Wife’ which shows off her soul side with the defiant chorus, “Hey there sister wife / Get the hell out / It’s my night / You don’t know they way to his heart like I do.”

‘Don’t Care About Anything’ highlights Alex’s penchant for dramatics, simple guitar lines and enchanting violins bristle excitedly with energy. ‘Choice Notes’, Alex’s incessantly catchy debut single also makes an appearance on the mini album.

Highlighting Alex’s impressive skill for crafting the perfect pop song (‘Choice Notes’ & ‘Sweet James’) as well as her darker, leftfield musings (‘Don’t Care About Anything’); ‘Sister Wife’ is a rousing, off-kilter debut from Detroit’s much-fussed-over Alex Winston.

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