The Church Sisters Officially Sign to Big Machine Records
Fraternal twins The Church Sisters—one of the most promising young acts in the traditional country, bluegrass, and Gospel realms—have officially signed with the Valory Music imprint of Big Machine Records. This is after the duo signed a development deal with Big Machine back in August of 2015.
“Within the next 12 months we’ll be working with them on our look and our sound, and going in the studio and making a demo album,” Savannah Church said to the Winston-Salem Journal in August 2015 when the development deal was signed. “That will get us up to the point of whether or not we’ll be doing a record deal with them.”
Apparently that decision has been made, and it’s in the affirmative.
“It is a dream come true getting signed to The Valory Music Co.,” says Sarah Church now. “We are thrilled to be working with Scott Borchetta and one of the best labels in Nashville. We will continue to pour our hearts and souls into the music we make with Julian Raymond, and we look forward to seeing where this journey takes us.”
At the moment where the journey is taking them is releasing a new video of the song “7 Years” by the Danish pop band Lukas Graham. It was a #1 in the United States and around the world. The Church Sisters give the song a decidedly country flavor, but the continued questions for many of the duo’s long-time fans is if they’ll go in a more pop direction, or attempt to stick with their more traditional sound, and just how much creative latitude Big Machine will bestow to them. Now that they’re officially a major label duo, that answer will probably be coming sooner than later.
September 26, 2016 @ 7:24 am
Everything Scott Borchetta touches turns to shit.
Greasy, greasy shit.
September 27, 2016 @ 8:42 am
Did you read the quote one of them made? “Within the next 12 months we will be working with them on our look and sound…etc. ‘Look and Sound’. Kinda says it all. Why the hell does their ‘look’ matter? Oh ya I forgot. In this day and age it is all that matters. Damn shame. Scott Borchetta is gonna turn some more pablum loose on us. Once again
September 26, 2016 @ 7:30 am
Sounds like First Aid Kit if someone stole most of their acoustic instruments.
Its good but needs a bit more acoustic.
Id be happy with an album that sounds a bit like Taylor’s first, maybe with more mature songwriting
September 26, 2016 @ 8:08 am
TREASON!!!!! TRAITORS!!!!!
Get Uncle Rob on the phone, we’ve got Church Sisters CDs to blow up.
I’m assuming Scott Borchetta only signed them because he couldn’t find any more washed up Hair Metal acts to sign.
“but the continued questions for many of the duo’s long-time fans is if they’ll go in a more pop direction, or attempt to stick with their more traditional sound,”
Scott Borchetta thinks traditional Country Music sounds like Shania Twain. So they’re new sound is OF COURSE going to be pop. And shame on everyone who doesn’t see it.
September 26, 2016 @ 3:22 pm
I wouldent to be so quick to judge Aaron lewis just cut a great country record on big machine, and Hsnk Jr new record on nash icon is decent enough also…
September 26, 2016 @ 3:52 pm
Traitors? Like wtf. They sign, a record deal and their traitors. We haven’t even heard their new music so I wouldn’t be so quick to judge. Besides Big Machine has traditional singers like Maddie & Tae and Ashley Campbell, so who knows maybe the girls will sound like their original material.
But I guess shame on me since I didn’t immediately jump to a conclusion.
September 27, 2016 @ 6:51 am
Traditional singers????? Maddie and Tae????????????? Is Miley Cyrus traditional too now????? Is Taco Bell authentic Mexican food??!?!
Maddie and Tae are Scott Borchetta’s marketing ploy designed to play Country listeners for suckers by staging a protest song, staging the response to it, and fooling people into believing that these girls are standing up for Country Music.
It’s all a trick, an illusion.
Maddie and Tae are Scott Borchetta’s way of stealing money from fans of Country Music who aren’t smart enough to know when they’ve been played.
Every dollar spent on Maddie and Tae gives Scott Borchetta the funding he needs to further erode Country Music.
Need proof????
how many washed up hair metal acts has he signed?
go ahead I’ll wait.
How many Bro-‘Country” acts are on his labels?
has ANYTHING with his stamp on it EVER been good for Country Music?
the answer is no, except to people who don’t understand why Country Music is in trouble in the first place.
September 28, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
In my humble opinion Maddie & Tae are traditional.
There is a lot more to their album than “Girl In A Country Song”, listen to songs like “After The Storm Blows Thru” or “Downside of Growing Up”, both are traditional and definite country songs.
“How many washed out hair metal acts are on Big Machine”. Hmm maybe Aaron Lewis. If you are saying acts like Martina McBride, Reba McEntire or Tim McGraw are washed out hair acts.
Also for bro country there is Brantley Gilbert, Florida Georgia Line and I guess acts like Tucker Beathard.
In my opinion (what you are saying is sure as f*ck isn’t a fact) Maddie & Tae are beneficial to country music because as a whole they have well written lyrics are a perfect blend of country with only a tinge of pop influences. I mean what’s next I feel like in that rant you were gonna call Maddie & Tae b!tches or something vulgar.
You see it as a trick and I see them as an act that is very lovely and put a smile on their face.
October 5, 2016 @ 9:38 am
Well your humble opinion needs to be reevaluated.
The whole “protest song calls out major star” act was staged.
It was a put on, staged so as to fool traditionalists into thinking these girls were sticking up for them.
Since then they have been Miley Cyrus light.
As for the hair metal thing.
Cheap Trick, Aaron Lewis and Steven Tyler are on Big Machine, and Reba McEntire is a joke.
And Maddie and Tae don’t have well written lyrics.
Shut up and Fish is a joke.
If you want meaningful lyrics go buy a John Prine album, go buy an Isbell album, or go listen to the Time Jumpers.
But be careful, the songwriting might be a little over your head.
October 6, 2016 @ 7:55 pm
See now this is my biggest problem with you. You basically insinuated I am not smart enough to understand the lyrics.
If you don’t like Maddie & Tae that is fine. Whatever, I can really give a sh!t.
I happen to think “Shut Up and Fish” is clever and Maddie & Tae as a whole are very promising newcomers for the mainstream scene. If you don’t like them whatever. But don’t spit all this stuff out like it was factual and the world should hate Maddie & Tae and “destroy their music” I like them and I will defend them.
I also don’t get how Reba McEntire is a joke. Her latest album was really solid and outside of the cliché lead single was great actually. She has also had great singles (imo) like “Fancy”, “If You See Him, If You See Her”, and especially songs like “Is There Life Out There”.
I respect your opinion, but it sure as hell seems like you don’t respect mine at all.
September 28, 2016 @ 5:23 pm
Taco Bell isn’t real Mexican food? Thanks for the spoiler warning dude.
I am still awaiting the reissue of the Robin Zander country album since Cheap Trick is on BM.
September 26, 2016 @ 8:20 am
Yes, there is plenty to worry about when Borchetta and Big Machine are involved. But I’ll look at the bright side for now. I love this rendition of “7 years.” It showcases their talent very well.
September 26, 2016 @ 8:28 am
I feel like Big Machine/Valory lately has been the label where young artists go to die, especially young female artists, and especially anyone who wants to do more traditional country. I could be totally wrong on this.
September 26, 2016 @ 8:29 am
I didn’t make it a minute into the cover song, which doesn’t lend itself well when it’s the first time I’ve heard of them. It might be an okay cover, but at this point I’m so tired of hearing that song that it doesn’t matter how great their cover is I probably still couldn’t make it through it.
September 26, 2016 @ 8:56 am
This will be their direction and is right up their alley because, as noted in the Winston-Salem Journal article linked above, they cut their teeth on Disney Channel pop.
September 26, 2016 @ 10:43 am
I won’t be listening to these gals.
There are too many indie types out there for me to enjoy without wondering whether I am listening to something that is overly-produced and scripted.
I almost never buy big label music.
I will make exceptions for a handful, like Sturgill, but not for many.
September 26, 2016 @ 11:59 am
ehh they’re not terrible the fact that i’ve already heard the original 20,000 times a day for months and i can’t stand it doesn’t really help
September 26, 2016 @ 12:21 pm
Ugh, can I please have that last 30 seconds of my life back! They look like they’re 13. Maddie and Tae have gone nowhere, so they try the same thing again? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. This is insane.
September 26, 2016 @ 2:51 pm
what everybody else said .
and …..this is a poorly -written song with very little in the way of ‘ clever’ or melodic dynamics ….its melodically repetitive to the point of ‘ enough already ‘ ….. its a ‘ no -name ‘ wandering lackluster arrangement akin to the sounds of waves splashing against a rock …it does NOTHING to showcase the vocal abilities of this otherwise wonderful duo with some far more interesting and entertaining You Tube music than the label seems to be aware of ….or care about .
I feel sorry for the girls ….another act being molded by the mindless FOR the mindless…..
September 26, 2016 @ 10:54 pm
I guess I am lucky as I really don’t listen to the radio and this is only the second time I have ever heard this song. The first time was watching America’s Got Talent with my 10 year old daughter (if you don’t have a a young daughter, don’t knock it. I’ll take “AGT” over horrendous Disney sitcoms any day of the week). This is a decent pop song; but milk toast really. Can’t detect much country in it. Feels like a one hit wonder type of pop song. After all the amazing albums to come out (or imminent) by woman in country lately (Lori McKenna, Kelsey Waldon, Karen Jonas, Courtney Marie Andrews, etc.), I can’t really justify spending time listening to this…
September 27, 2016 @ 6:21 am
I think some people here are judging them a bit too fast.
They’re they are very young. I’ve been listening to a couple of youtube videos and I doubt anyone will be able to make Pop singers out of them.
Here is a long article/biografi about them : http://www.alancackett.com/the-church-sisters. Give them a couple of years and I think they’ll be damn good.
And I dont think you can compare them with First Aid Kit . Their personalities are very different and so are their singing style. And these girls seems to been growing up with classic Country while the FAK sisters grew up with Pop, Rock and Jazz. It was first in their early teens they started listening to Country and Folk.
Here they are singing on the Joey+Rory Show :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2_vFCeG88
It’s rather classic soft harmony singing.
Compare their singing with this: ( It’s an old First aid Kit video from 2011 there they Covering “Gloomy Sunday”). And It’s very raw and LOUD compare to The Church sister: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW6y94jZMoU