The Sister

Marissa Nadler's second full-length by way of her own Box of Cedar imprint is her most narcotic album to date.

The Sister, Marissa Nadler’s new eight-song disc, is a companion to her excellent, self-titled album from 2011. But Nadler’s narrative stretches back further than that. In fact, her recorded output to this point is nearly a single, sustained storyline. Since her 2004 debut, Ballads Of Living And Dying, she’s been…

Following on from 2011's self-titled record, Nadler returns with a "companion" release that could turn out to be her finest work to date.

In life, there are cathartic moments through which we embrace our greater selves, exorcising the torrential past while…