The Sugar Dames
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Alternative / Rock / Indie
Nashville, Tennessee has long been a city revered for its music, but
if you should ever wander into the outskirts of the city you might
encounter the unique and wonderful sounds of a seductive duo known as
The Sugar Dames. Amongst lonely antebellum homes, farm relics and
rolling hills the Dames have been hiding away--hard at work on their
first project. Jenn Palmer and Christina Elen are hardly your typical
musicians. Shying away from the bluster of the city's music scene,
they've preferred to privately concoct and perfect their haunting
musical compositions together.
Having both been solo acts for 5 years, Elen and Palmer's meeting seemed to
be just a matter of fate. "We come from a long line of preachers, prophets,
singers, sculptors, painters, and musicians," says Elen. "Though we're not
related, our upbringings were remarkably similar. Tent revivals, traveling
evangelists, inner city churches. all of these experiences led us to
meeting, relating and having a deep musical connection."
Now having been a group for the past two years, The Sugar Dames deliver
music that is a hybrid of the past and present, an all encompassing style.
"We're influenced by anything and everything from the alternative genres to
the classics, from Debussy and Tom Waits to old black gospel and Etta
James." says Palmer. "We like to go the unexpected direction, but keep
it applicable to the current (and future) music movement."
It's evident by the taxidermy, antique carnival posters and strange
medical equipment that adorn their studio that there is a fascination
with the darker side of life. Elen laughs when asked why The Dames
are drawn to such morose stories and subject matter in their music.
"Of course. We both grew up in the church. Scripture is full of dark
and glorious stories of life and death. Palmer adds, "But there is
also a therapeutic quality involved in expressing horrific situations
through art. We have both experienced a great deal of gloom and
gladness. That is life."
The Sugar Dames songs reflect heavily on times of grief, of heartsickness
and of loss; the perfect potion to musical expression. Recording since late
2007, their music features Jenn Palmer and Christina Elen's musical
prowess in all areas of its production. Their sound is both dreamy and
powerful--evoking ghosts from the past and drawing upon an original
take on the future. It is both familiar and mysterious—a new musical
force to be savored and reckoned with.
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