Solidifying themselves as the next rising Scottish act to watch out for, Glaswegian five-piece Sister Madds brings a well-balanced and exhilarating mix of indie-pop-punk-rock that they proudly proclaim as “bratty punk rock”. Their boisterous energy and infectious sound can be heard in all its glory on their EP Are You Hungry?. Their goal with their latest release is for “people to feel how much fun we had making this through our music.”
“Whether they want to rock out to it, laugh along with the lyrics, or reflect on their own experiences, we hope this EP helps our audience feel the same way we did when creating it.”
Are You Hungry? has four tasty tracks that truly showcase their upbeat sound mixed with rebellious lyrics, each track providing a perfect soundtrack to pop-rock dance and jump around to, delivered up in a well produced package of smoothly mixed instruments and vocal harmonies.
Kicking off the EP with immediate fast-paced beats and lively guitar riffs, the opening track ‘Table Manners‘ gives Sister Madds a feel of early Paramore, with a pop-punk melody and rising vocals from singer Maddie Cassidy. The bridge has an instrumental beat that builds while Maddie’s voice stays understated into the breakdown, before it all falls away and leaves her singing “forgot your table manners” in a scathing tone.
‘Get Rich, Get Girls, You’ll Be Happy’ is a rumble of Mackenzie Burns’ and Fraser MacCallum’s layered guitar riffs with distortion over clean chords, while Adam Clark keeps the high-energy tempo up with his bass line. This upbeat-sounding track is juxtaposed by the lyrics telling the age-old story of women just trying to exist unbothered. And yet.
‘Nepobaby’ is hands down the song to mosh to, with brilliantly mixed instrumentals for an addictive melody and the repeated simple bridge of “it’s happened again, it’s fucking nepotism”. Rushing up to a rapid breakdown, it slows for Maddie’s monologue before launching back into the punk-rock intensity, reminiscent of fellow hard-hitters Karen Dio and Dead Pony.
Closing out with an almost dreamlike start to ‘No Longer Leaving’, Clean Whyte changes pace on his drum beats throughout, the entire band working up to a crashing conclusion before switching to a slower, more emotive end. Sister Madds aren’t leaving any time soon with their sky-high trajectory.
Catch Sister Madds live at the following dates:
- Bongo Club, Edinburgh Block Party, Edinburgh – Saturday 18th April 2026
- The Mixtape Lounge, Fynefest, Glen Fyne, Friday 29th May 2026
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