Pernice Brothers

Pernice Brothers

Joe Pernice might be a lot of things to a lot of people, but complacent ain't one of them. Live A Little is the fourth Pernice Brothers studio album in five years, and it serves up another 12-pack of hooky indie rock goodness. While Pernice has always been pretty well-versed lyrically, there are a few small indicators on this disc that he might be...
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 Live A Little

Pernice Brothers — Yours, Mine & Ours

There’s something undeniably comforting about this new Pernice Brothers album. Maybe the fact that it’s virtually interchangeable with most of Joe Pernice’s previous work (which is not meant as a slight — the guy’s got his signature sound down pat, that’s all), but it also glows with a warmness that goes beyond mere familiarity. Pernice’s...
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Pernice Brothers - Yours, Mine & Ours

Pernice Brothers — Goodbye, Killer

Right from the start Goodbye, Killer is different from recent Pernice Brothers' output. Lead track "Bechemel" is charged with a sense of controlled fury. We ain't taking death metal anger here, but in the sweet, contemplative world of lead songwriter Joe Pernice things are quite amped up. This song then sets the table for a myriad of...
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Pernice Brothers' Goodbye, Killer

Disappointments In 2009 — Who Didn't Release New Music

It's that time of the year when we look back at the year gone by to see the good, the bad and the mistaken. First up for this blogger is the bands from whom we didn’t hear any new material. The Essex Green: It’s been 3½ years since this Brooklyn-based trio released any new material. Back in the spring of 2006, the folky-tinged pop band released...
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Joe Pernice Writes Book, Finishing Albums

Joe Pernice, formerly of the Scud Mountain Boys and one half of the Pernice Brothers, has been busy over the past few months working on a new book, a soundtrack for said book and a new studio album. Pernice, who was originally from Massachusetts but now resides in Toronto and has "never been so cold for so long in all my life," has...
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Joe Pernice Puts One Pen Down To Pick Up Another For New Album

Joe Pernice has spent the last little while writing for various publications, and penned a short novella dedicated to The Smiths' Meat Is Murder album. But now it appears that he's about to record a new Pernice Brothers album in the attic of a house in Dorchester, Massachusetts that doubles as Ashmont Records' headquarters. "Here's what I...
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