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The Command Sisters talk music, sisterhood, and the power of guitars in their sound By Kristen Fisher
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harlotte and Sarah Command are “commanding” a great deal of attention lately as the sister duo The Command Sisters. The Toronto based duo began their musical journey in the small town of Alberta playing acoustic instruments in the county genre. Over the years, they felt something was lacking and changed their course following their gut and relocating to Toronto to follow a more electronic, energetic style of music. This new sound can be heard in their debut pop single “Low Profile” which was released in the fall of 2017.
The sisters were recipients of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, have performed at the She Rocks Awards at NAMM, and have been named one of Canada’s Walk of Fame Emerging Artists, to name a few of the duo’s achievements. We caught up with the sisters to learn more about their use of guitars to fuel a powerful pop song, sisterhood, the guitars they play, and what’s next on their horizon for The Command Sisters. What was the inspiration behind your single “Low Profile” and the songwriting process? Charlotte: The creation for “Low Profile” was a very interesting process for me. I actually wrote this song about a vivid dream I had, where I was in a tumultuous relationship with someone who was full of secrets and wouldn’t open up to me. Keywords like, ‘Low Profile’ and ‘Lifestyle’ came when I woke up, and I knew there was something special I needed to do with it. It didn’t take me long to find a melody and
Pictured LtoR: Charlotte and Sarah Photo by Merick Williams
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finish it the next day; the lyrics spun their own web, and everything just went from there. When it comes to being sisters, do you both feel that the bond helps you become more creative while writing? Charlotte: Sarah and I, not just being ‘close’ but also being sisters, I believe, is a big factor in the creative process of our songwriting. Having a career together has taught us a lot about loyalty; being business partners while also being family and learning how the two can co-exist. Because we’re family, we’re able to be super honest and open with each other when we song write, so there’s no nervousness or holding back. Songwriting is all about transparency with the other person, which we obviously have as sisters, so it definitely becomes an advantage when collaborating. We recently saw that you have partnered with Press It; how did this partnership benefit the band when it came to filming the music video? Charlotte: For us, the visuals are just as important as the music. It is a space where we can feel very creative, where we can create a “Command Sisters” world on set. We have a million movies
