The Sugar Dames

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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