Longlegs by Sister Suvi
I am just now discovering that Sister Suvi is dead. I wish I could have seen them live.
One day, someone will write a book about all the bands that did not quite make it. They will travel the world, from Rio to Austin to Irkutsk, and ask the people: “What was your greatest band that never was?” The author will collect stories, testimonies, oral histories of the indie-rockers, folk-singers and go-go crews that exploded listeners’ hearts right open—and then called it quits. The tale of all the groups that only live on in legend.
Sing a song for Sister Suvi at McSweeney’s
Of all the bands I’ve listened to in my short human tenure, Sister Suvi is the best that never was. Their one and only album, Now I Am Champion, is still available for purchase here.
