Scissor Sisters
Biography
American band Scissor Sisters was formed in New York in 2001. The band’s music gained popularity very quickly, because they mixed elements of disco, glam-rock and club music in a very original way. Scissor Sisters became extremely popular in Great Britain: their debut album was the best-selling album of 2004 in the UK. The story of the band began in 2000, when Babydaddy and Jake Shears met. They started to play music together and pretty soon the musicians moved to New York. They got acquainted with Ana Matronic and the trio began to perform. Del Marquis joined the band later and then Scissor Sisters placed an advertisement in order to find a drummer. Before they found him, Scissor Sisters had used a drum-machine in many songs and even recorded a part of their first album with that. Soon Paddy Boom became the member of the band, but in 2007 he was replaced by Randy Real, who joined the group during Kiss You Off tour.
The band was complete and the musicians signed to the independent label A Touch of Class. Scissor Sisters started to work on their material and in 2002 the first single Electrobix from the debut demo album was released. That record included the cover version of legendary Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb. Scissor Sisters’ variant of that composition was often played in different clubs of Great Britain and it attracted attention to the band. Later the label called Polydor offered them a contract and Scissor Sisters signed it. Their first studio work titled Scissor Sisters was released in 2004 and it debuted at the first places of Great Britain and Irish charts. The record turned out to be very strong and it was the best selling album in the UK in 2004. Scissor Sisters was certified 7x Platinum and in Great Britain more than 2,500,000 copies were sold. In 2005 the musicians won the deserved award in the nomination Best International Album at the Brit Awards.
In 2006 Scissor Sisters released the second album Ta-Dah. During the recording their dream came true: the composition I Don't Feel Like Dancin was created jointly with Elton John. Later that song peaked at number 1 of the UK chart and it became one of the band’s biggest hits. The same year Scissor Sisters performed on one stage with Depeche Mode during the Touring the Angel, and the band’s show at KOKO Club was recorded for MTV.
Third studio album titled Night Work was issued in 2010. By that time Scissor Sisters gained a huge fan base due to their bright image and music including elements of psychedelia, glam rock and disco. That kind of musical cocktail was enjoyed by the music lovers all over the world, and Night Work attracted attention in no time. Scissor Sisters’ talent and professionalism guarantee the interesting sound and positive emotions.
Studio Albums
Night WorkDance-Pop, Disco, Electropop
Ta-DahDance-Pop, Disco, Pop
Singles
News
- Jake Shears does not like old Scissor Sisters albums21.05.2012
- Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears claimed that he does not like previous album by his band. However, Shears is sure that Scissor Sisters new studio effort Magic Hour is supreme.Read more
- Scissor Sisters bring inspiration to Lady GaGa19.05.2012
- Jack Shears claimed he was happy to hear that Scissor Sisters were among acts that inspired Lady GaGa to approach music career. "I think Lady Gaga is great and I'm so proud of the fact that she gives us credit for influencing her", said Shears.Read more
- Scissor Sisters recorded two versions of Night Work album14.04.2012
- Scissor Sisters claimed that it was Elton John who made them to scrap entire Night Work album and begin the recording from the start. "I get a call from Elton. He just says: "This isn't it, this isn’t the record. It's just not right"", claimed singer Jake Shears.Read more
- New Scissor Sisters album to be released in May14.03.2012
- Scissor Sisters revealed some details concerning their next studio effort. Talking about the album, their frontman Jake Shears said: "It's a sweet joyful melange of beat-driven future-pop. It style-hops all over the place unabashedly".Read more
- Scissor Sisters nearly finished new album29.12.2011
- Scissor Sisters revealed that next week they will unveil first single from upcoming record, titled Shady Love. "Because you've been such good boys and girls, we'll be kicking off 2012 with a sneak peek of a brand new song", says their message.Read more
- Jake Shears wants to work with Queens Of The Stone Age26.09.2011
- Scissor Sisters leader claimed that he would like to become Queens Of The Stone Age member. "It'd be a fantastic collaboration, because I'm a huge fan", explained he.Read more
- Scissor Sisters to create a score for the movie15.06.2011
- Scissor Sisters announced that they would create a soundtrack for upcoming Fraggle Rock movie. "We can make their music an integral part of the film", says official announcement by Henson Company that is producing it.Read more

Scissor Sisters
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Take Your Mama