THE SECRET SISTERS’ NEW ALBUM MIND, MAN, MEDICINE OUT TODAY VIA NEW WEST RECORDS 

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

Grammy-nominated duo The Secret Sisters’ new album, Mind, Man, Medicine, is out today via New West Records. Stream/purchase HERE.

Produced by The Secret Sisters (siblings Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle), John Paul White and Ben Tanner (St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Lera Lynn), and recorded mainly at Muscle Shoals’ historic FAME Studios, Mind, Man, Medicine provides an intimate look into the lives of Laura and Lydia these last few years. Across these 11 tracks, the sisters gracefully detail where they are now—a place of peace and calm—and the personal growth and experiences that led them there.

Already receiving critical attention, No Depression declares, “Marked by insightful compassion and unflinching honesty, Mind, Man, Medicine feels like one vivid chapter in a gripping saga… Don’t miss it,” Holler praises, “a dreamy, meditative and patient collection of 11 songs that, ultimately, offer calm amidst the chaos” and Music Row proclaims, “A little twang, a little rockabilly, a little Everly harmony singing, and a whole lot of pleasure… If you aren’t hip to these gals, I suggest a binge-listening session with their music ASAP.” Additionally, The Secret Sisters’ single “All The Ways,” feat. Ray LaMontagne, is currently #10 on the Americana Singles Chart, while album tracks “All The Ways,” “Paperweight” and “Same Water” have together garnered 1.5 million streams across platforms.

In celebration of the new music, The Secret Sisters will perform select headline shows this spring including stops at Austin’s 04 Center, Dallas’ Kessler Theater, Houston’s Heights Theater, Nashville’s Basement East, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music and Minneapolis’ Parkway Theater (two nights) among others. See below for tour itinerary. Full ticket details can be found at www.secretsistersband.com/tour.

Reflecting on the project, the sisters share, “Our fifth chapter is the one where we seek, savor, and settle. The muse found us in the depths of raising children, nurturing relationships, surviving a world-changing virus, bidding farewell, shifting our mindsets and discovering a sense of peace heretofore unseen. Our third decade of life has proven to be one of routine, rest, and realization, and these songs are about the lessons we’ve learned. We’ve learned to be space-holders and defenders of the people we hold close. We’ve learned from deep, steady love in various forms. We’ve learned to let go of people and perceptions and priorities that just didn’t make the cut as we weighed what is right and important and worth keeping. We’ve learned how all the things we’ve always treasured continue to withstand the pressure of time. If you notice an upward trend to the mood and emotions, you’re on target-we have found calm waters, for now.”

In addition to the sisters, Tanner (piano, synthesizers, organs, Wurlitzer) and White (acoustic guitar), the record also features Larry Campbell (electric guitar, fiddle), Zac Cockrell (bass), Jeremy Gibson (drums), Ken Lewis (percussion), Parker McAnnally (bass, dulcimer), Austin Motlow (synthesizer, electric guitar) and KS Rhoads (piano) as well as FAME’s Studio Orchestra on “I Needed You.”