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Photo – Jeff Anderson Jnr

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Dreamy indie-pop sister duo Charm of Finches share new song and accompanying video ‘Clean Cut’ today. The track is the second single from their anticipated fourth album, Marlinchen in the Snow, which is set for release Friday 19 April 2024 via SPUNK! Records / Virgin Music Group and available today for pre-order.

‘Clean Cut’ features the captivating signature blood-harmonies of the Melbourne based-duo, inviting the listener into a world of Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes’ own making. The darkly bewitching track was first penned on a grand piano whilst Mabel and Ivy were in Oslo, Norway. The sisters had been touring throughout UK/Europe and Canada which served as the catalyst for a relationship break-down. ‘Clean Cut’ was the result of the heartache, a piece of self-advice that “making a clean cut” would be the best way to move forward.

Charm of Finches’ captivating vocals are accompanied by enchanting strings and insistent drums, creating a powerful track of self-empowerment. Dedicated DIYers, the duo self-directed the song’s mysterious video clip, as well as designing and sewing costumes. With their friends volunteering to take part in a mammoth twenty-two-hour shoot, they turned a Melbourne warehouse into a haunted doll museum, complete with a perfectly synchronised marionette-like dance routine.

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‘Clean Cut’ is the second release from Charm of Finches’ fourth full-length album, Marlinchen in the Snow. After five months of touring across Australia, UK and Europe, the album was recorded in the woods of Nova Scotia during the depths of winter with acclaimed Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, The Once, Oh Pep!), the album is inspired by the frozen beauty of the landscape in which it was created. It reflects on Mabel and Ivy’s transient life on the road, belonging and the idea of home, along with the fragility of relationships.

A gothic fairy tale awash with blood harmonies that traverse melancholy and wonder in equal measure, Marlinchen in the Snow, is available for pre-order today, with album tour dates to be announced soon. Follow Charm of Finches on all social media and sign up to their mailing list to hear about upcoming shows.

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‘Clean Cut’ by Charm of Finches out now.
Marlinchen in the Snow by Charm of Finches out Friday 19 April.

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About CHARM OF FINCHES

Sisters Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes (aka Charm of Finches) released their third full length album Wonderful Oblivion in 2021 through New York-based label AntiFragile Music to critical acclaim. They have since toured extensively through the UK, Europe and Canada in 2022/23. 

Winners of the Australian Folk Music Awards Best Folk Album (2022) and Music Victoria Best Contemporary Folk Act (2021), their music has been nominated twice for the prestigious Australian Music Prize.

In February 2023 the sisters spent a month in rural Nova Scotia recording with acclaimed Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, Oh Pep!), inspired by the frozen beauty of the landscape and their transient life on the road with their music. The result is their fourth studio album, Marlinchen in the Snow, to be released Friday 19 April 2024 via SPUNK! Records / Virgin Music Group.

“Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches are perched for stardom. For lovers of tight sibling harmonies, chamber folk, and those who long to be carried-away by a lullaby…” – Ariana Morgenstern KCRW Today’s Top Tune

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Follow CHARM OF FINCHES
Website – Instagram – Facebook – Spotify

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AMNPLIFY – DB