The Pierces

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"Forget Paris and Nicky. In a sane world, paparazzi would spend their nights tampeding after a different pair of sisters: Alabama-bred, New York-based Allison and Catherine Pierce. Thirteen Tales showcases the Pierces' genius for high harmonies, taut songcraft and noirish comedy."

-4 Stars, Blender

"On {Thirteen Tales Of Love and Revenge}, these Alabama-bred sisters harmonize like sassy angels on songs that run from glockenspiel-tinted folk to clubby electro-pop."

-3 1/2 stars, Rolling Stone

"Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge unveils a nwe and vastly improved sister act, one that should earn the Pierces a place alongside fellow Big Apple eccentrics like Nellie McKay and Regina Spektor."

-4 Stars, Spin

Allison and Catherine Pierce are two sisters born and bred in the deepest of southern places, the beautiful, yet tragic, state of Alabama.  Now calling New York City their home, they arrived here, via gypsy kidnappings, bohemian home schooling, and the strictest of Russian and French ballet masters.  A concoction that led them to Williamsburg, to produce their new album with Roger Greenawalt (Ben Kweller, Adam Green) This album is The Pierces’ debut for New York’s Lizard King Records (the label that signed the Killers in the UK and went on to release the multi-platinum “Hot Fuss” album there). The collection of songs is quite eclectic, and can be described as a fever-induced gypsy sound which can only be special brewed in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.