Q: Who are the Sterns?
A: I have no idea, but I love both these songs.
Don't be discouraged by this horrible album art, btw.
The Sterns - Sinners Stick Together
Well, okay, I have some idea who they are, but only because they're on MySpace:
Boston-based quintet the Sterns exemplify the knack for masterful song craft, strapping studio work ethic and a get-in-the-van-and-go DIY mentality. Sinners Stick Together, to be released nationally on March 13, 2007 by Boston’s Omnirox Entertainment, showcases the Sterns' deft lyrical turn of phrase and sonic anglophilia, melding the best elements of the Kinks, the Clash, Belle and Sebastian and the Smiths.[Any band whose P.R. material lists the Kinks first among their influences automatically has a good chance of appearing on T.A.M.S.Y., fyi.]
Co-produced by Richard Marr (whose credits include Sebadoh, Mary Timony and Gigolo Aunts), Sinners Stick Together expands their tongue-in-cheek world weary wit and shimmering anxious guitar pop to include idiosyncratic narratives and lush chamber-pop arrangements."Supreme Girl" -- about a young woman who turned out to be "not the supreme girl I thought she was" -- begins with the lyrics, Now she brags about her law degree / We used to chat about the lottery / Don'tcha know she used to present / Those novelty checks. I don't know what Ray Davies would think (or how lottery-related conversations symbolize the halcyon days), but I like it.
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I got The Sterns new one online. It rips. Felt the same way about the cover until I opened up the CD and checked out all the art. They have nuns and rosary beads, and girls kissing girls. Definitely Film Noir (sp?????). They seem to be taking sinners sticking together pretty seriously.
Re the on "Supreme Girl" (The Sterns) - from their bio on myspace - Funny Stuff I had no idea this is what they were saying but it makes sense after reading Alex Stern's quote:
"That's actually a love song written from the perspective of [Supreme Court one-time nominee and Dubya pal] Harriet Myers and George Bush," winks Alex. "She was obviously a bad nominee but I felt a certain amount of sympathy for her."
Lots of other gems on this CD. Haven't really heard anything like this to be honest. It's quite good.
Hey Sterns are you listening we'd love to see you on the west coast!
~skb
I just saw these guys in Chicago and they were infectious...great CD! Can't stop listening to it.
lily
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