Ironically, the ni… Read Full Bio ↴Sweet Spirit is an American band from Austin, TX.
Ironically, the nine-piece band Sweet Spirit started as a solo project. Austin singer Sabrina Ellis was going through some distressing times: the band that she fronted for several years, Bobby Jealousy, with her then husband was disintegrating along with their relationship. Everything Ellis was working toward was suddenly in free-fall.
She started Sweet Spirit to hone her ability to write and perform on her own. āIt was supposed to be focused on me writing solo, and performing with the guitar,ā she says. But it didnāt stay that way for long.
When Ellis started Sweet Spirit, she was still writing and performing with her longstanding garage punk band A Giant Dog. AGD Co-founder Andrew Cashen was intrigued by Ellisā new emphasis on soul and country and pop music as touchstones for Sweet Spirit and quickly climbed on board the project. āIām very comfortable doing loud and fast,ā Cashen says, āso this is uncharted territory for me.ā
Together Ellis and Cashen began turning out songs at a breakneck pace. They assembled a core band of four more members, rehearsed religiously, and started playing gigs around town. Immediately they began turning heads and packing clubs.
Within six months they had gotten noticed by one of Austinās most famous musical residents, Britt Daniel of Spoon. In October of 2014, Daniel asked the band to perform at Spoonās āsecretā tour kick off show at the cramped rock club Hotel Vegas for their latest record They Want My Soul, and Sweet Spirit was quickly thrown into the local buzzmill.
Ex-Spoon producer and friend Mike McCarthy was also an early devotee. He met with the band and invited them to record demos at his studio to shop around. Those early demos were so strong, that with minimal mixing, they became the bandās eponymous 10ā³ EP. As Austin accolades continued to pile up into 2015, the band was asked to perform a cover set of Marvin Gaye songs for a special event. They added two horn players and a backup singer to recreate Gayeās music ā Ellis and Cashen were immediately enchanted. They asked the auxiliary players to stay, making what was once a solo project a full-fledged nine piece band!
Two months later, Sweet Spirit was added as an official SXSW showcase act without a full-length record or ever having applied. National attention fromEsquire, the L.A. Times and other outlets solidified their status as Austinās ānext great rock bandā and earned them a spot as the opener on 12 Midwest and West Coast Spoon tour dates.
Meanwhile, the band and McCarthy finished work on the bandās full-length debut Cokomo, as well as a two song collaboration between them and Daniel, which became a limited edition 7ā³ release that received praise from Stereogum, Consequence Of Sound, SPIN, and other outlets.
Cokomo is the perfect snapshot of where the band is right now: a confident blend of garage rock, glammy pop, bouncy soul, and Ellis out front, owning every song. Through the evolution of Sweet Spirit sheās learned how to find her own voice while shining in the context of a supremely talented group ā or, as Pop Press International put it, āthe power of balancing autonomy with cooperation.ā Cokomo comes out in Nine Mile Records on October 16. The band will be on tour in the U.S. through the end of the year.
All Mine
Sweet Spirit Lyrics
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Come and kiss me when the night gets colder
Save your worries for another place in time
You're like a magnet that atracts my eyes
Tell the sun is filling up the skies
Never told me but I know that you're all mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
Tonight I'll try to be the perfect lover
You're an angel and I know that you're all mine
Tomorrow afternoon is like a painting
Just stay in bed with me till liquid is raining
Chain(?) your heaven cause I didn't go to mine
When you smile there's a hole in me(?)
Can we make it through the darkest night
You're an angel and I know that you're all mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
Tonight I'll try to be the perfect lover
Tomorrow think of me and love no other
You're an angel and I know that you're all mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
In "All Mine," Sweet Spirit sings about the feeling of being completely consumed by love for someone. The lyrics describe a deep connection between the singer and their lover, as the singer describes their partner as a magnet that attracts their eyes and an angel that they know is all theirs. The singer longs for the chance to be the perfect lover tonight and hopes that their partner will think of no one else tomorrow. They want to share a peaceful moment with their lover, staying in bed until liquid rain falls from the sky.
The lyrics are emotive and poignant, evoking a sense of both passion and reassurance. The singer is confident in their love and wants to make sure their partner knows they are all theirs. This song is about the all-consuming feeling of love, the desire to completely connect with someone and experience a moment of true intimacy.
Line by Line Meaning
Put your head up on your pretty shoulder
Come closer and rest your head on your shoulder. You have such a pretty shoulder that I can't resist.
Come and kiss me when the night gets colder
Be closer to me and give me a kiss when the night gets colder. Let's share our warmth.
Save your worries for another place in time
Forget about your worries, we'll deal with them later. Let's enjoy this moment.
You're like a magnet that atracts my eyes
I can't take my eyes off you. You're so attractive and captivating like a magnet.
Tell the sun is filling up the skies
The sun is starting to rise and fill the skies with its warmth and light.
Never told me but I know that you're all mine
You never said it, but I know deep down inside that you belong to me only.
All mine, all mine, all mine
You're mine, completely and utterly, and I'm not sharing you with anyone else.
Tonight I'll try to be the perfect lover
I promise to be the best lover tonight. I'll give you my all.
Tomorrow think of me and love no other
Remember me tomorrow and love no one but me. Don't let anyone else take your heart away from me.
You're an angel and I know that you're all mine
You're like an angel to me, and I know without a doubt that you're mine alone.
Tomorrow afternoon is like a painting
Tomorrow afternoon is beautiful and filled with endless possibilities like a painting waiting to be created.
Just stay in bed with me till liquid is raining
Let's stay in bed together and make love until we're both drenched in sweat and pleasure.
Chain(?) your heaven cause I didn't go to mine
Let's create our own heaven here on earth because I haven't found mine yet. Let's make our love transcend beyond earthly pleasures.
When you smile there's a hole in me(?)
Your smile lights up my world and fills me with joy. When you're not smiling, I feel a void in me.
Can we make it through the darkest night
Will our love be strong enough to survive the toughest and darkest times?
Contributed by Jake D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.