Justin Charles - keys, guitar, vox
Margaret Elinor - bass, vox
Influences
fleetwood mac, jeff tweedy, beach boys, e.f. schumacher, t.s. eliot, vladimir soloviev, therese of lisieux, whiskeytown, beatles, dad, thomas canning, musicals, jayhawks, uncle tupelo, randy newman
J. Maggie, how long have we been playing together?
M. About 6 years, although we've been singing together our whole life with our 5 other siblings.
M. What was it like having a major label deal at 24? J. Well you were 20. It was surreal. We played a showcase in NYC at a bookstore and the A&R guy from RCA was there who signed us a few months later.
J. What happened next?
M. We were flown to LA for a few months to record with Joey Waronker who's worked with Beck and REM. The family theme continued. His father Lenny Waronker executive produced our album, Subjects. His credits include producing Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright, as well as being a long time Warner Bros executive so it was a real honor.
J. So after the record was released nationally we did some touring. J. Who were some of the artists you liked playing with?
M. Playing with Feist at the Troubadour was a highlight. We also warmed up for Michael Penn and Evan Dando (interesting fellow).
M. So how did we end up in Nashville?
J. We drove. We've been here since 2007 and recorded an album, Kingdom of Noise, in our apartment with Neilson Hubbard (Glen Phillips, Garrison Starr) and then restored a cottage in East Nashville, a great home-base for the next phase of our music career.
Hey, could you guys put up the album art for Kingdom of Noise in your pics? It would really help with organizing the new music in my media player. Thank you so much for the new music, I'm telling as many people as I can about it.
J & M... Great job at Harbor East Saturday...Been waiting to see you for a while...thanks for taking the time to come back to Bodymore...Mags you're beautiful
I need to buy your new CD Kingdom of Noise, but I can't find it! How can I buy it? I want the CD, not a download, I like the real thang! Is there a place online I can pay by PayPal? Thanks!
Hey guys, just wanted to say that I am really loving all the new stuff. I hope everything is going well down in TN. Keep on writing lovely music. Hope to see you soon.
hey! thanks for adding me. my favorite song by you guys is "Used to Love." i saw the episode of the Logan Show where you guys were guests, and your performance of that song got me hooked on your music.
Do you guys know the Zinc Oxide Man lyrics? I took some videos of the little concert thing at the party and I'm putting them on YouTube. I wanted the lyrics for that one since it's an original song.
hey guys! check out the new edits! i just tagged you in the newest versions of a couple that i have been working on...drop me a line and tell me what you think :)
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