sinner girl

can you imagine being swept away by a flying demon to a mountainous lair somewhere in the sky? can you imagine this demon coming on to you while you try to hide your disgust and fear? were you even a little bit tempted? can you imagine this demon saying, “you’re my sinner girl”? well, this is “sinner girl,” our latest track, which was inspired by a dream a good friend recently shared with me. she told me about this part of the dream and the eerie story leading into it, and i just couldn’t shake the words and images. i walked around thinking about it for days until i finally expelled the whole business in a song. and then it came back. as i was mixing the original track with producer David Minehan, i started hearing a rap, a la “walk this way” by aerosmith and run-dmc. so we tracked down RAL in Washington, DC, and he delivered in spades. we took this new pile of sonic madness and sent it out to Anthony J. Resta in LA who added his sci fi mambo lab-ness to it and produced “sinner girl (feat. RAL)”

Sinner girl seems to be one of those things that’s taking on a life of its own. we were recently back at vincent’s, and as second set rolled around we heard, “Play Sinner Girl!” this was a bit of a surprise, given that we’d only played it out live once before, and there were no recorded versions out. our mention of our plans for Sinner Girl (tm) lingerie and accessories also got a good, titillating reaction!

i’m heading back to new orleans for a little halloween-ness and an industry hang with our friends from Heavy Hitters. the crescent city bigwigs seem to be tightly focused on music- particularly on recorded music- and a path to greater posterity for NoLa-based musicians, who traditionally have survived on gigs. it will be interesting to see how the city and state navigate a subculture based in black magic and, as Dylan recently said, “bell, book, and candle.”

we return to vincent’s worcester on november 11th for what should be a rollicking show. the band has hit a new stride this fall. join us on our spiritual journey!

for you naysayers who won’t move beyond Boston and Cambridge, we will be playing “Haven” a new roots room in JP in February. i’ve been told to think: “Atwoods meets the Plough”, Heavenly.

ok well i think i’ve gone on long enough and we should be landing soon. happy halloween and keep your eye out for flying demons!

love,

jc