Mel and Nic canoed across the Tasman from New Zealand to Australia in the late hours of the twentieth century, using their guitars as paddles and singing to the stars. And so...'sistermadly' was born !.
After carving a niche in the Australian music scene as songwriters and performers, the girls signed a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Sydney, where they took up residence. As a result, their debut album 'Zephyrtown,' engineered and co-produced with Wayne Connelly (Josh Pike, The Vines, You Am I), was released through Rubber Records in 2000.
Australian film and television productions sourced 'Zephyrtown’s' rich musical content to feature in the films 'Occasional Course Language' and 'Looking for Alibrandi'. Their songs featured on the Australian TV Networks, Nine, Seven and The ABC.
'sistermadly' toured within Australia and New Zealand, sharing bills with Dave Dobbyn, Wendy Matthews and Air Supply. Locally, 'sistermadly' shared stages with a variety of Sydney artists including Iota, Carla Werner, Jackie Orzaczky, Floyd Vincent and Stella One Eleven.
Mel says “We've been playing together for 15 years or more! We met in New Zealand in the south island ski resort, Queenstown, where we played briefly in a band together before relocating to Sydney, Australia.
The new album 'Naked' is a beautifully polished 11 track release with cool chord changes and blossoming melodies.
“sistermadly’s original compositions are fascinating explorations of feeling and mood. Nicci has a way of singing that drives her message straight to your soul and Melanie’s voice is plaintive, pure, lazy and warm yet together they blend and entwine.
It’s quite divine.
I cried at the beginning and I got goosebumps at the end. Can’t ask for a better response than that.” Shanley Del.
Naked
Released June 9th 2008
CDs and high quality MP3’s
available now from VITAMIN RECORDS
