The Secret Sisters - "Hold You Dear"

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Last month saw the release of "Cabin," the long awaited new single from The Secret Sisters. It was a much more mainstream sound than we've come to expect from the duo, and, as I said then, it actually kinda rocked. Their newest single, "Hold You Dear," shows a return to more traditional folk than the previous single did, although it's mostly by comparison. "Hold You Dear" is more modern than earlier releases from The Secret Sisters, but it's still fairly traditional at heart. As the band explains the song: "This one is especially personal, but we believe you will know exactly what we felt in its conception.  It is a song about time and the way it runs out.  It is a song about living moment by moment, and savoring the precious gifts life offers each of us." And yes, the song is just as heart-wrenching as that description makes it out to be.

 You can listen to "Hold You Dear" below. Saturn Return, the new album from The Secret Sisters, will be out February 28 on New West Records. You can pre-order a copy here. For more on The Secret Sisters, check out their website. Current tour dates are below the song.


March 25 - Brooklyn, NY - Murmrr Theatre*
March 27 - Boston, MA - City Winery*
March 28 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery*
March 29 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere*
March 31 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival*
April 2 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk*
April 3 - Wausau, WI - The Grand Theater*
April 5 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater*
April 8 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s*                     
April 9 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads*
April 10 - Saint Louis, MO - Off Broadway*
April 24 - Palm Springs, CA - Alibi
April 25 - San Diego, CA - Casbah^
April 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room^
April 29 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage^
May 1 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall+
May 2 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre+
June 10 - Bury St. Edmunds, UK - The Apex
June 11 - Bury, UK - The Met
June 13 - Gateshead, UK - Sage Gateshead
June 14 - Sheffield, UK - Firth Hall
June 16 - Leeds UK - Brudenell Social Club
June 17 - Milton Keynes, UK - The Stables
June 18 - London, UK - Union Chapel
June 19 - Bristol, UK - St. George’s
June 21 - Tunbridge Wells, UK - Black Deer Festival
June 24 - Paris, FR - Les Etoiles
June 25 - Lier, BE - Ripsique/Cultuurcentrum Vredeberg
June 26 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso 

*with Logan Ledger
^with Leslie Stevens
+with Anna Tivel

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