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Sister Ghost - Dark Matter

Oliver Bouchard

Jul 4, 2024 — 1 min read

(Photo: Y-Control)

Shannon Delores O’Neill, aka Sister Ghost is known as a must-see live act in Northern Ireland. The Derry-based indie rocker announced her debut album, Beyond the Water, out this fall via Third Bar Records.

Shannon speaks about the influences of the single “Dark Matter:”

“Dark Matter is one of my favourites from the album, it’s bittersweet and nostalgic and it’s where the album title is lifted from. Musically it’s influenced by some of my favourite big-sounding 80s bands like Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, The Call etc.”

Lyrically, a movie inspired the song:

“I wrote the lyrics for this song after being moved to tears watching the French film ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ by Céline Sciamma, as I really felt it echoed some of my own queer experiences. That’s also why there’s some French in the bridge section of the song, which translates to ‘my love, she glows in the fire.’”

Listen to “Dark Matter,” our Song of the Day, below:

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