Biography

The Boston-based Scud Mountain Boys were much beloved in 1990s indie circles, as much for leader Joe Pernice's literate and thoughtful take on the alt-country form as for their excellent playing. But when the band dissolved, few were prepared for what followed. In 1998, Sub Pop released Pernice's new band's album, OVERCOME BY HAPPINESS, which abandoned the dour and earth-toned countryisms for an expansive, sun-drenched classic pop sound that employed strings, horns, and keyboards. The Pernice Brothers quickly joined the ranks of the great orchestrated pop bands of the day, and their tuneful, intelligent albums have consistently pleased fans and critics alike.

Top Tracks

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• Automaton

• Blinded By The Stars

• Bright Side

• Crestfallen

• Dimmest Star

• Flaming Wreck

• High As A Kite

• How To Live Alone

• Jacqueline Susann

• Monkey Suit

• My So-called Celibate Life

• Overcome By Happiness

• Pisshole In The Snow

• The Ballad Of Bjorn Borg

• The Great Depression

• The Weakest Shade Of Blue

• There Goes The Sun

• We Love The Stage

• Working Girls

• Working Girls (sunlight Shines)

• Zero Refills

Discography

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• Goodbye, Killer

  Ashmont Records

  2010

• Live a Little

  Ashmont Records

  2006

• Discover a Lovelier You

  Ashmont Records

  2005

• Nobody's Watching/Nobody's Listening

  Ashmont Records

  2005

• Yours, Mine & Ours

  Ashmont Records

  2003

• The World Won't End

  Ashmont Records

  2001

• Overcome by Happiness

  Sub Pop

  1998