Sister Wives shares hauntingly heavy single ‘YnCanu’

Sheffield-based Welsh/English language Sister Wives have released their new single ‘YnCanu’ on Libertino.

‘YnCanu’ is spooky stoner rock meets with ferocious fuzz-laden folk horror. Haunting 4-part harmonies drift over their heavy psychedelia.

Album cover for Sister Wives' single 'YnCanu' featuring four illustrated women with tears and a yellow background.

The song is based on a ghost story of a haunting at Wylfa nuclear power station, Workers at the site have long whispered of a mysterious presence, thought to be an opera singer named Rosina from New Zealand, whose haunting melodies echo through the station. Sung in Donna Lee’s native Welsh language, its a spellbinding tale of Rosina’s ghost. It captures the eerie yet beautiful essence of her voice that still lingers in the air. The guitars mirror the sea crashing on the cliffs nearby.

“YnCanu is a haunting ballad that weaves together the eerie folklore of ‘Madam Wen’ or ‘White Lady’, a spectral figure forever tied to the rugged cliffs and crashing seas near Cemaes and the imposing Wylfa nuclear power station. The song tells the tragic tale of a woman who either met her untimely death from the cliffs or now wanders, endlessly searching for a lost love.

“In its melodies, we wanted to capture two parts of the tale: the tension between the relentless power of the nuclear station and the tranquil beauty of the surrounding landscape, mirroring the delicate balance between life and death.”
Sister Wives