''The Pope's Sister'' is the second studio album by Irish
anti-folk
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band
Music for Dead Birds.
Background and release
The album was recorded by the group's frontman,
Jimmy Monaghan
Jimmy Monaghan (Irish: Seamus Ó Muíneacháin) is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland. He has released music as a solo artist, and as a member of the anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.
Music
In 2007, he formed Music for Dead Birds wi ...
, using a
4-track cassette recorder. The lo-fi sound was inspired by the album
Sebadoh III
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.
The album was released on
Halloween
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day, 2011. It was listed by
RTE 2fm DJ
Dan Hegarty
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as one of the top 50 Irish albums of 2011. It received mainly positive reviews, with
Terrascope writing ''"By the time you get to “Release the Dogs” you find you are fully immersed in the album, the twisted guitar lines hooking you in with relentless ease."'' In promotion of the album the group played as an opening act for
And So I Watch You From Afar
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.
Track listing
# "Gretchen Ross" – 1:59
# "The Only male Nun In Town" – 2:12
# "In The Lighthouse" – 2:10
# "Ageing Hippy" – 2:19
# "The Doctor's Daughter" – 2:03
# "The Candlemaker's Sister" – 4:32
# "Drop Skills" – 2:52
# "Release The Dogs" – 2:09
# "Turn Yourself Inside Out" – 1:54
# "The Electrician's Father" - 3:32
Personnel
*
Jimmy Monaghan
Jimmy Monaghan (Irish: Seamus Ó Muíneacháin) is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland. He has released music as a solo artist, and as a member of the anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.
Music
In 2007, he formed Music for Dead Birds wi ...
– vocals, guitar, drums
References
External links
*
''The Pope's Sister''at
Bandcamp
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2011 albums
Music for Dead Birds albums