Credit: Ella Herme
“Hydranism is one of the most authentically beautiful debuts to be released this decade.” 8/10 CLASH
“an incredibly impressive debut record that weaves elements of Jazz, Baroque, Indie and Surf Rock harmoniously with each element feeling at home and the sense of a group that has deep musical knowledge.” 7/10 Gigwise “Adventurous and unique..there’s no hiding the ambition and ability in their songwriting” - ★★★★ - NME “The undisputed riders of the heart” - So Young “With one listen, you’ll probably fall in love with the melodic mastery apparent in each finely crafted track” - V Magazine “This trio of young Paris-based (but not born) friends swap instruments and harmonies with nauseating ease” - The New Cue “This is Oracle Sisters, and they’re just masters, this band…these beautiful little melodies that worm their way inside your head and then stay there. They’re really really soft, acoustic-ey, beautiful beautiful songs…” - Matt Wilkinson “Glorious” - Huw Stephens “Lovely” - Radcliffe & Maconie
Today - July 6th, Oracle Sisters release a new video for “Cigale Song,” drawn from their acclaimed debut album Hydranism out now via US indie label 22TWENTY. The video comes ahead of two intimate headline shows; Paris Galliera and a unique London Ladbroke Hall show accompanied by a string quartet (sold-out), with the band also set to support Pulp at Scarborough Open Air Theatre this Sunday (9th). These dates follow a US tour of headline shows and support dates with longtime friend and collaborator Declan McKenna, SXSW + Bonnaroo, and sold-out spring UK & EU tours. Later this summer the band will play a string of European festivals including End Of The Road before embarking on another North American headline tour in September.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “CIGALE SONG” HERE
At the tail end of 2020, Oracle Sisters decamped to the island of Hydra, Greece to write and record their debut album, Hydranism. Recorded over the course of two months, the acclaimed 11-track album reflects a world suspended in time between the future and the past, and embraces larger than life ballads, intimate folk songs and table thumping rousers spun with the silk of poetic reveries.
Having released 2 critically acclaimed EPs in Paris I & Paris II in 2020 and 2021 respectively, Hydranism has been years in the making, merging the band’s influences of folk, rock, jazz and blues. The band’s sprawling epic of an album opener “Tramp Like You” was praised by the likes of DORK, DIY, CLASH, The New Cue and more as well as earning widespread global radio airplay from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music (Cerys Matthews, Apple Radio (Matt Wilkinson), KCRW (Morning Becomes Eclectic), Belgium’s Radio 1, France’s FIP (where they were album of the month), and college radio across the USA. The band’s music has been used in campaigns by the likes of Ralph Lauren, Michelob, Victoria’s Secret, and Patagonia.
Oracle Sisters make music that is at once melodic, poetic, and visionary. Working with the lightning speed afforded by the simplicity of a piano and a guitar, they construct complexity through their lyrics which stem from observations of everyday life to the broader planes of symbolism. Their melodies, intertwined with harmony, always strive to uplift and surprise in the spirit of a great pop song coupled with the depth and feeling of a timeless folk song. For Hydranism, Oracle Sisters enlisted an elite collection of talent to help them create their distinct sonic vision, including Grammy Award Winning Mixer Noah Georgeson (Marlon Williams, Cate Le Bon, The Strokes), Maxime Kosinetz (Papooz, Cola Boyy) and Philip Shaw Bova (Andy Shauf, Feist). | 
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