Circles

I was thinking, how it used to be. Now, it's different, it's not the same.
I was dreaming, that I was falling, I wasn't stopping. Then, I hit the ground.

Pushed Too Far

Where is 007 when we need him? 
The world has gone mad, we know he could sort it out, but he doesn't answer the phone. 
'After the beep please leave your message'...
Everyone: 'We'll never need you more than we do right now, Mr Bond'.

James Bond Theme

The Party

The winter has a long way to go

Not in the Mood

Hurricane

Another skiffle n country rock a hula..... 

I can't sleep no more tonight

I'll Be Your Mistress

To the woman I said....

Russell Square

Multiple Choice

I never got to know you cause you wore a disguise

Is This Progress?

True Colours

She Moves Around So Fast

I wrote this a while ago and just got around to recording it. 

Curious (What's On Your Mind)

Useless

Spanish Eyes

French Doors

I was bored. Everyone had gone away. I was still here.

Holiday

Sister Mercedes

No One

Fireworks

Every year I write a Christmas song and send it to friends instead of a card. Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas (I Hope the Sun is Shining Down)

This is this year's Christmas song: I write one every year and send it to friends instead of a card. Enjoy!

It's Christmas time again. (There's nothing you can do about it)

Merry Christmas Everybody

I Still Want You

Well, you've heard about the twist, well, the twist ain't got nothing on this. It's going all around the world! Everybody's doing it!

Stay safe!

???? [Demo]

Social Distancing (Everybody's Doing It)

Leave it all behind

Don't jump out the window

This is my new single – Flies in the Jar. It’s the follow up to my super soundtrack of the lockdown, Social Distancing (Everybody’s Doing It). It’s been getting some airplay and will be the smash hit of the summer. It’s been released on the wonderful compilation album: A Tiny Band in the Rainforest. Available here...https://tinybandintherainforest.bandcamp.com/track/flies-in-the-jar?fbclid=IwAR3YbbSthplhg91rpBgGYBfpATvf2ASO1wlXFxUV6HgYsXO7pUCmYv5pITQ

Flies In The Jar

Sister Mercedes (sistermercedes@hotmail.co.uk) is the solo project and full band (http://sistermercedes.bandcamp.com/) of Darren Van Asten who played guitar and sang in Junkbox (John Devolle and Shoko Ariba) a rock n roll three piece from London who released their debut LP on reaction records. 
The Sister gave Pete Doherty a cd and Junkbox were asked to join the Libertines on tour. And later continued touring with Babyshambles and Pete's solo shows. Junkbox also toured with Primal Scream, Little Barrie and The Young Knives and many other bands. They played one of the last gigs at CBGBs in New York before it closed. Recorded several XFM radio sessions. John Peel also used to play them on his radio show. 
When Junkbox called it a day after a storming final gig at the 100 club Sister Mercedes formed a new band called The MoonShakers. Recorded many songs and played some explosive shows then split up. Boom! gone. 
The Sister had been writing many solo tracks along side Junkbox and The MoonShakers and continues to do so. Most songs are played at solo gigs, just voice, guitar and stomping foot. Very lo-fi. Simple and raw. Or with the full electric Sister Mercedes band with John Devolle (again) and Dominic Pettit and Raf Bus.

Sister Mercedes

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