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THERAPY HORSE release new single 'SISTER TO NONE'

  • Writer: Richard Blowes
    Richard Blowes
  • 1 day ago
  • 2 min read

Cork/Limerick based no wave noise trio THERAPY HORSE have released their latest single SISTER TO NONE.

Track: SISTER TO NONE

Band: THERAPY HORSE

Released: March 18 2026

Artwork for Therapy Horse single Sister To None by Emily Dollery

All music is noise of some kind; THERAPY HORSE deal in the more chaotic, brutal and 'how the hell do they make that noise?' end of the spectrum. Whereas previous single LOVE/MERCY has an open atmospheric feel which builds dynamically through the track, SISTER TO NONE adopts a claustrophobic, dense and menacing tone from the start, characterised by an overwhelming, uncompromising wall of noise, whispered vocals, and a rumbling tom pattern.




Speaking on the new single, lead vocalist Emily Dollery says: “SISTER TO NONE came about as a product of our process of jamming and refining music. We have quite a collaborative approach to songwriting. Like most of our songs, the glut of my lyrics came from a stream-of-consciousness approach during a jam in 2024. Though the bones of the song were there from our very first gig, it really took shape through gigging, as we continued to refine its structure and dynamics. I think it’s our most bitter song and, personally, one I find quite demanding to perform.”


“We wanted to scare the shit out of people a little,” says Cormac Donovan O’Neill (guitar), “with the track’s opening salvo of noise, which was a later addition to the track. We’ve been playing SISTER TO NONE since near to the band’s earliest days, and the process of refining its various parts and dynamics has been a long one. We’re delighted that Andy (Killian - friend, collaborator and the person who recorded the track in a single 12 hour session) and ourselves have managed to get the track to this point and excited to be sharing it.”


Discussing her influences, Dollery explains: “Sonically, I was inspired by artists including Chelsea Wolfe, Ethel Cain and Nerves, as I have always admired their ability to create a bleak, desolate atmosphere through careful consideration of musical texture and evocative vocal delivery. Where LET ME BE CLEAR touches on moving beyond the past, SISTER TO NONE is about the inability to stop ruminating over it.”


Regarding the track's sonic landscape, O'Neill adds: “I wanted the electronic textures touched upon in LET ME BE CLEAR to really take centre stage on SISTER TO NONE, utilising spectral samples of Emily’s vocal along with a glitched-out reading of poetry beneath the walls of feedback. Artists who blend those low-end-heavy guitar textures with elements of electronica like Mogwai and SUNN O))) were massive inspirations for me in terms of my approach to the arrangement for this track in terms of how to blend those samples in without intruding upon Emily’s main vocal, which sits at the centre of a maelstrom of noise and jagged textures. Electronic artists like Autechre, who push the limits of their equipment in order to wring jarring and strange textures from their samples and beats, were a massive influence on my approach as well.”



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