Einstein's Sister at the Tangled Wood -- June 27.
Friday, June 27, 7 p.m.
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Road, Bettendorf IA
Performing in Bettendorf as part of the venue's Summer Concert Series, the nationally known, Quad Cities-based power-pop artists of Einstein's Sister play The Tangled Wood on June 27, the outfit's previous singles “Begin Again / Standing Still" mastered by Abbey Road Studios' Miles Showell, who also mastered and cut vinyl for Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Queen, The Police, and The Beatles.
Although Bill Douglas (vocals) and Kerry Tucker (guitars) have been performing together for more than a decade, having released their first album under the Douglas & Tucker moniker, the area talents of Einstein’s Sister began their pseudonymous career in 1997 with the release of OarFin Records’ Oceanus. The band’s unabashed synthesis of Squeeze-like nasal whines and Jellyfish‘s idiosyncratic hooks did not gel well with Oceanus’ producer, so the band returned to their original indie-based inclinations, which, by most appearances, served as a fortunate move for the band. 1999’s Learning Curves enjoyed a strong cult following, and both that album and the following year’s Humble Creatures not only boasted a full, stable lineup (adding Andrew Brock to bass, Steven Volk to guitars, and ex-Tripmaster Monkey‘s Marty Reyhons on drums), but led to national media praise, as well.
Writing for AllMusic.com, Jason Damas said that because Learning Curves was "recorded with a stable lineup ... these changes made all the difference. Here, Einstein's Sister take the best of new wave-era British pop and update it for late-'90s American power pop audience to stunning results. Nothing here is over or underdone: the production gets everything just right, and there's a great variety of tunes, from rockers to country to ballads to pure pop. Douglas Tucker's vocals, in particular, sound like a perfect synthesis of Elvis Costello and Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook." And like their “Begin Again / Standing Still" singles, the band's 2023 recording Exit Strategies was also mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell. As Tucker said to OurQuadCities.com's Jonathan Turner, "Abbey Road was a dream come true – some of my favorite recordings were done there. To actually work on something we as a band did was just unbelievable."
Einstein's Sister performs in the Summer Concert Series on June 27, admission is free, and more information on the 7 p.m. performance is available by calling (563)949-1000 and visiting TheTangledWood.com.
