Pernice Brothers | |
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![]() Joe Pernice performing with the Pernice Brothers, 2006 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Sub Pop, Ashmont |
Members | Joe Pernice Thom Monahan James Walbourne Patrick Berkery Peyton Pinkerton Laura Stein José Ayerve Michael Deming Bob Pernice Ric Menck |
Past members | Mike Belitsky Aaron Sperske |
Pernice Brothers are an American indie rock [1] band. Formed by Joe Pernice in 1998 after the breakup of his old band, the Scud Mountain Boys, and including Joe's brother Bob Pernice, the band recorded their first album, Overcome by Happiness , for Sub Pop in 1998. After a three-year hiatus (during which Joe Pernice recorded under his own name and as Chappaquiddick Skyline), Pernice Brothers returned in 2001 with The World Won't End ; after parting with Sub Pop, the album was released on Pernice's own label, Ashmont Records, co-owned with his long-time manager Joyce Linehan, which in 2003 released Yours, Mine and Ours . After a 2004 tour, the band released their first live album in early 2005, Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening , and, in June of the same year, released their fourth studio album, Discover a Lovelier You . The band released Live a Little , their fifth studio album, in October 2006. Goodbye, Killer was released in June 2010, after which the band did not release another album until 2019's Spread the Feeling . The band's songs are characterized by lilting melodies and intelligent lyrics. [2] [3] [4]
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EPs
In May 2007, the Pernice Brothers' song "Chicken Wire," from their 1998 debut album Overcome by Happiness , was named the No. 1 Most Exquisitely Sad Song in the Whole World by AOL Music. [5] The song describes a suicide attempt.
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Overcome by Happiness is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers, released in 1998 by Sub Pop.
The World Won't End is the second studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers. It was released by Ashmont Records on June 19, 2001. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Yours, Mine & Ours is the third studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers. It was released by Ashmont Records on May 20, 2003. It peaked at number 34 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In 2009, Sherwin-Williams used "The Weakest Shade of Blue" in its ad campaign.
Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening is a combination CD/DVD, released by the Pernice Brothers in 2005. It consists of material recorded on the Pernice Brothers' 2004 tour, including a cover of a song by frontman Joe Pernice's former band, the Scud Mountain Boys, as well as a Pretenders cover.
Discover a Lovelier You is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Pernice Brothers, released on June 14, 2005, by Ashmont Records.
Australia Tour EP 2002 is an EP released by The Pernice Brothers, consisting of reworked, "stripped-down" versions of songs from the band's first two albums. The songs were recorded during an Australian tour in January 2002. The track listing on the CD release is incorrect, with "All I Know" listed as track 2 and "Flaming Wreck" listed as track 3. The correct track listing is below.
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Live a Little is an album by Pernice Brothers, released in 2006.
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