
“My drummer said, ‘You only get one chance to make your 
first album’ and I thought I better make it count then,”
Sister Cookie, singer, songwriter and piano player,
describes her mindset going in to record her debut album 
In The Blue Corner. 
And the results speak for themselves; pivoted towards 
blues, R&B and jazz, its 11 songs, all scribed by Cookie, 
tell her stories, mainly sad and sensitive ones, of 
struggle and hard times faced in and out of love. Her 
lyrics, direct and forceful, are delivered in that hungry 
voice of hers, heavy with experience and imbued with deep 
feeling then wrapped in soulful arrangements with gospel 
accentuated piano and gliding horn section. There are 
influences of course, you can hear hints of Lavern Baker 
and Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and Ruth Brown, but this 
album is cast in her own image.
“It’s Sister Cookie in sound form,” she says, “I’ve lived 
this record, put everything into it, all the emotions, 
everything that’s in my head. It’s my music, my life.”


Unafraid to wear musical roots but with her head firmly in 
the future, Sister Cookie has made a very special record 
indeed, one that illustrates the pillars of emotional life 
and is delivered with potency, empathy and a quiet 
authority.

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Elastikbande are a brand new Manchester based three piece (post punk / grunge / garage rock) outfit featuring ex members of The Fall / Polythene, (Una Baines’) Poppycock and Rose & The Diamond Hand. 

Featuring Kate on drums, Luisa on guitar / backing vocals and Mark on bass / vocals. The band’s sound is dynamic, melodic, catchy and often witty. Previously band member’s other work has featured on The John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and BBC 3’s Late Junction, plus covered in blogs such as The Quietus and Louder Than War. 

This debut EP was recorded entirely live in the studio in Salford in August 2019 to capture the energy of the group's stage show. Musically Elastikbande have been compared to a blend of The Fall, Pavement, The Pixies and more. These early songs are about everything from household appliances to stage diving etiquette. 

The band are performing at The Castle on Monday 30th September ,Gullivers on Friday 25th October and FUEL on 6th December in Manchester to support the launch of the EP. The EP was recorded by Paul Morrice and mixed by Paul Millsopp.

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