The Sharp Things

Vocalist/pianist Perry Serpa remaining his beloved NEW YORK behind for a short vacation in past due 1995, escaping towards the Pennsylvanian countryside with drummer Steven Gonzales. Both prepared to record some indie pop tunes for fun, documenting beneath the fictitious moniker the Clear Things. What originated from those classes was a good-natured, theatrical rock and roll sound. This is incentive plenty of for Serpa and Gonzales to help make the Clear Things possible. Over the following couple of years, the Clear Things performed gigs around the East Town. Jim Santo, guitarist for the brand new York sound pop clothing Jenifer Convertible, captured among the band’s displays and was instantly impressed. In summer months 1997, Santo became a member of the Clear Things. The music group was now made up of Serpa on classical guitar, Santo on guitar, and Gonzales on drums. Ex-Fluffer guitarist Janet Treadaway and Erica Maeyama, drummer for Knocked Out Packed, were put into the music group by 1999 to greatly help out with bass and keyboards. Many friends in the N.Con.C. music community helped from strings and brass, including Dawn Hui (violin), Aisha Cohen (viola), and Brian McWhorter (trumpet). The Clear Things headed in to the studio room in early 2000 to record their debut record, and ten music were created and stated in significantly less than two times. Here Shows up the Clear Factors was self-released in springtime 2002; it had been found by Dive Information and produced its public debut in early 2003. The Clear Things gigged frequently around NY to get the record, and appreciated solid reviews of the wealthy chamber pop textures. They reentered the studio room late that calendar year to record a follow-up, and Foxes and Hounds made an appearance in-may 2005. Furthermore to Serpa, Santo, and Gonzales, the recording presented guitarist Michelle Caputo and bassist High Holst. String players included violist Cohen, cellist Claire Freeman, violinists Janis Shen and Andrea Dovalle, and violist/violinist Katie Schnepp. The music group teamed up with the brand new York Symphonic Arts Outfit for his or her third launch, A Moveable Feast, which also presented efforts from Michael Cerveris, the Keep Steady’s Franz Nicolay, and Antibalas’ Stuart Bogie. The recording hit shops in the summertime of 2007.