MusicRX Finds a Wendy & Lisa ‘Hidden Treasure’!

After he ‘totally missed it’ for 10 years, Mog blogger, MusicRX describes how he found the Girl Bros album. In addition, MusicRX also gives a very good brief review of the album. It is wonderful to hear that, even after 10 years, this beautiful album is still finding new fans! YAY!!!
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A Hidden Treasure

I know... you're saying, "is he nuts?" Well, I would have said that too.

Before this week, I only knew of these gals as former Prince prodigies and cast offs, who do Prince like dance pop. Well I was wrong. They released this album about 10 years ago and I totally missed it.

But, it's a wonderful rock album. At times, it is Heart/Bangles like, others times it's more Joni Mitchell and Steven Still like. The vocals are not pretentious and oft times haunting. It also gets a bit psychedelic too. I really like what they do on this album and wanted you to hear this unexpected treasure.

To see the rest of the post and to hear a few tracks from the Girl Bros album, click here: MusicRX_Hidden_Treasure

Girl Bros. Network Exclusive Interview

It's been 10 years since the release of your last studio album Girl Bros., tell us about your latest album White Flags of Winter Chimneys and why it took 10 years? What was the inspiration?

Wendy:

It came at a time when the film and TV industry went into a tailspin from the writers strike. We decided to take that time and make this record. We had songs that were already written but decided to toss all of them to discover a new and vital sound.

If we could have made this record sooner I’m not sure it would have been as good. All the planets aligned for us on this record.

Lisa:

It took ten years because we play VERY SLOWLY. We record maybe one chord every few days. it has to be JUST RIGHT! And so it just took a really looooong time! OK. THAT IS NOT TRUE

Um... A lot of life happened in those ten years. After releasing Girl Bros. and traveling to promote that the best we could, without the support of a label or promoter, we started getting a lot of scoring offers. Crossing Jordan, Carnivale, and a few independent films... etc. We also had met Neil Finn during the mixing of Girl Bros. through Tchad Blake, and traveled to New Zealand and subsequently all over the world playing and recording with him.

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Music Review: Wendy & Lisa’s Girl Bros. (The HiveMind)

I have spent several months purchasing all of Wendy & Lisa’s albums in my quest to earn my musical Ph.D. in their solo work. The Girl Bros. LP is the last album I needed to complete my thesis and graduate from the University of Wendy & Lisa. Now, allow me to present my thesis defense and obtain my doctorate.

Based on what I heard and read online, I knew that the Girl Bros. LP - originally released in 1998 and re-released (digital only) in 2009 - is a more somber sounding album from Wendy & Lisa than previous releases. I have read that the album was part tribute to Wendy’s late brother, Jonathan Melvoin, (touring keyboardist for The Smashing Pumpkins) and was made during the breakup of Wendy & Lisa’s romantic relationship. As a result, I knew that Girl Bros. would be the opposite of Fruit at the Bottom - a fun, exuberant album that often makes me smile when listening to it. However, the somber sounds and lyrics on Girl Bros. are not something that made me long for previous Wendy & Lisa-sounding albums. In fact, I find Girl Bros. the most interesting because it is a clear turning point in their musical careers. Where Eroica started shifting Wendy & Lisa’s sound from their previous two albums, Girl Bros. took an exit off the freeway into a new yet pleasing direction.

To read more, please click here: http://www.writetilt.com/2009/03/31/music-review-wendy-lisas-girl-bros/

Girl Bros. re-released

Wendy & Lisa's latest album, Girl Bros. is now available in re-release directly from Wendy & Lisa. Cost for the album, including shipping and handling, is $US 13.00 domestically and $US 15.00 overseas. You can order the album directly by sending your money order or cash to: Girl Brothers, 3575 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90068. (The site is not yet set up to take credit cards.) You can always write to Wendy & Lisa with any questions at queries@wendyandlisa.com. [Ed -- Note this info is now totally outdated. For new and correct ordering info, go to Wendyandlisa.com]

Wendy & Lisa concert dates

Wendy & Lisa are planning some Los Angeles concert dates October. The shows are tentatively slated to be at the Largo in mid-October, but are as yet unconfimed. This will be Wendy & Lisa showcasing material from their Girl Bros. album, coinciding with its American re-release. As soon as we have confirmed dates, you'll see them here!

Wendy & Lisa chart info

Wendy & Lisa make a couple of chart appearances this week. Their MP3 release of the "All Nite" single has topped the Alternative Charts at amp3.com for over a week. Wendy & Lisa's Girl Bros. album re-entered the charts at outvoice.com at Number 29 this week. The album charts also included Eroica, debuting in the charts at Number 45, and Wendy's side project with MeShell Ndegeocello, Peace Beyond Passion, at Number 40. The singles chart included Girl Bros. track "If I Were Brave" at Number 24. Both sites' charts are picked by the listener. Amp3.com bases its chart on listener downloads of a given track, and outvoice.com is driven by weekly reader votes.

Girlfriends reviews Girl Bros.

Girlfriends Magazine reviews Girl Bros. in its June 1999 issue. The very positive review says that the "creative dyke duo" has grown a lot from their days as "feel-good back-up" Revolutionaries, and likens Girl Bros. to a more substantive Purple Rain. The album rates a solid "A" in the review.

Wendy & Lisa release MP3 single

After a couple of false starts having to do with a slightly mis-written press release, the MP3 site amp3.com has released Wendy & Lisa's "All Nite" as a featured single. In the day that "Uh, Huh, Don't Look Down" was up on the site, it reached Gold status for the volume of downloads. The site also includes a brief -- and now corrected -- bit of information on Wendy & Lisa and the song "All Nite."