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Massachusetts, United States (1997 – present)
Pernice Brothers is an indie pop group based in Massachusetts, USA. The band was formed in 1997 by Joe Pernice.
Massachusetts-born Pernice had begun his recording career in the country-rock Scud Mountain Boys. He left the band, and most of its country music trappings, to pursue pure pop.
The Pernice Brothers also included Joe’s brother Bob Pernice on guitar (hence the name), Peyton Pinkerton (guitar), Mike Deming (piano), bassist Thom Monahan, and Aaron Sperske on drums.
The band’s first release was 1998’s Overcome By Happiness. They have since recorded four more studio albums: The World Won’t End (2001); Yours, Mine & Ours (2003), Discover A Lovelier You (2005), and Live A Little (2006). They released a live album, Nobody’s Watching/Nobody’s Listening in 2004. Pernice has also made two solo outings, one under the name Chappaquiddick Skyline.
Their music is distinguished by Pernice’s silky, breathy vocals, reminiscent of Colin Blunstone or Nick Drake. He cites many musical influences: Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, as well as Jimmy Webb, The Carpenters, and The Bee Gees. The deceptive simplicity, seductive melodies and soaring choruses of his songs also attract comparisons with the Beach Boys, Big Star, The Hollies and The Zombies. Yet the band can as easily sound like The Cure or New Order.
Pernice is also a fine lyricist (he has a master’s degree in creative writing).
Massachusetts-born Pernice had begun his recording career in the country-rock Scud Mountain Boys. He left the band, and most of its country music trappings, to pursue pure pop.
The Pernice Brothers also included Joe’s brother Bob Pernice on guitar (hence the name), Peyton Pinkerton (guitar), Mike Deming (piano), bassist Thom Monahan, and Aaron Sperske on drums.
The band’s first release was 1998’s Overcome By Happiness. They have since recorded four more studio albums: The World Won’t End (2001); Yours, Mine & Ours (2003), Discover A Lovelier You (2005), and Live A Little (2006). They released a live album, Nobody’s Watching/Nobody’s Listening in 2004. Pernice has also made two solo outings, one under the name Chappaquiddick Skyline.
Their music is distinguished by Pernice’s silky, breathy vocals, reminiscent of Colin Blunstone or Nick Drake. He cites many musical influences: Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, as well as Jimmy Webb, The Carpenters, and The Bee Gees. The deceptive simplicity, seductive melodies and soaring choruses of his songs also attract comparisons with the Beach Boys, Big Star, The Hollies and The Zombies. Yet the band can as easily sound like The Cure or New Order.
Pernice is also a fine lyricist (he has a master’s degree in creative writing).
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deadgrandma wrote:
Amsterdam
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MamaLuigi wrote:
Where's Suck City?
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deadgrandma wrote:
Why? Wouldnt he let you suck his dick or something?
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LidFlipper wrote:
Love this band. It's really too bad that Joe is such a incredible prick to his fans.
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KOKOMOwebradio wrote:
"Goodbye, Killer" is #2 best album of 2010 according to KOKOMO WebRadio http://kokomo.fr
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semionato wrote:
is everybody here aware that "massachusetts" (scud mountain boys) is one the very best albums from the 90s? well, i just startet listening to pernice brothers and so far i liked "yours, mine and ours" quite a lot.
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deadgrandma wrote:
...and im not dissapointed! I really really LOVE "Something For You"
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deadgrandma wrote:
Oh fuck how can i miss that they have new album
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kingjarvis wrote:
I'll second the eyeroll mr hot! The new rekkid rocks, kiddies.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
*eyeroll*
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
SeyHaSok, it's not quite as strong as any of their previous releases and feels a bit slight in comparison. Not enough material to quite justify the 4-year gap in between albums. But it's still another satisfying entry into an increasingly impressive discography. I still find Overcome By Happiness the album to beat though...
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kaw5055 wrote:
decent album, Spectrum Culture has a good review up by yours truly: http://spectrumculture.com/2010/06/pernice-brothers-goodbye-killer.html
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SeyHaSok wrote:
Is this new album any good? How does it compare to 'Discover a Lovelier You'...
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nikkichocnut wrote:
We Love the Stage is my favorite! :)
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nikkichocnut wrote:
Sweet new album!
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
I can't believe it's been nearly 4 years since Live a Little.
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farmgirlblues wrote:
This band just grows on me more and more every time one of their songs come up in the shuffle.
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james_DHP wrote:
get your tickets for joe pernice (solo) in london from here; http://www.gigantic.com/alttickets/home_joe_pernice.html
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deadgrandma wrote:
When is a new album gonna come out? They used to churn them out really quick
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Rocketdog1 wrote:
I just discovered these guys a few days ago via TV. I heard "Weakest Shade of Blue" on a Sherwin-Williams commercial and I really like the song... had to find who did it. Love 'em.
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Scud Mountain Boys in Washington, DC on 02/19/12
19 Feb 2012 | from staging.joepernice.com/tour/
Artist: Scud Mountain Boys
Tour: Scud Mountain Boys Reunion
Date: Sunday, February 19th 2012
Time: 8:00pm
City: Washington, DC
Venue:
Black Cat
Address:
1811 14th Street, NW
Venue phone: (202) 667-4490
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Scud Mountain Boys in Boston on 01/14/12
14 Jan 2012 | from staging.joepernice.com/tour/
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