EINSTEIN’S SISTER is a Power-Pop band driven by
arresting melodies and thought-provoking lyrics. With
their songs drawing kind comparison to musical heroes
such as Squeeze, XTC, Wilco and even The Beatles, this
Moline, Illinois-based group has forged its own
identity over the course of three albums since 1996.
Originally known as Douglas & Tucker, EINSTEIN’S
SISTER began when principal songwriters Bill Douglas
and Kerry Tucker chose to write, record and produce a
full-length album on compact disc. ‘Einstein’s
Sister,’ with "Play God," "Juliette’s In Waiting," &
"My Own Country", received regional awards, rave press
reviews and substantial airplay from radio stations
like KORB, KALA, KUNI, WXLP and KFMG.
When it came time to promote their debut album,
Douglas & Tucker recruited guitarist
Steven Volk, bassist Barry Vestal and drummer John
Hunter to play a debut CD release party. After the
event proved a success, the fledgling band played many
club and festival dates, losing Hunter along the way
and gaining former Tripmaster Monkey drummer Marty
Reyhons in the process.
With this line-up, the group, freshly re-christened as
EINSTEIN’S SISTER, signed to Minneapolis-based OarFin
Records and released ‘Oceanus’ in the winter of 1997.
The album, featuring "Chameleon Girl," "Fallen Icon"
and "House Of Liars" (which charted #26 at CMJ),
ultimately failed to deliver on the promise of the
songs, due to creative differences between the
producer and the band. Determined to regain complete
control over their recordings, the group chose to
return to their indie roots and release their next
album on their own.
With the arrival of new bassist Andrew Brock,
EINSTEIN’S SISTER vindicated their honor in the spring
of 1999 with ‘Learning Curves,’ their most important
album to date. Featuring "Jealous Time," "My Secret
Life," "Destiny Will Ride" and "Mr. Genius," ‘Learning
Curves’ brought the band national attention thru
Internet sales on Amazon and Not Lame Records. It also
received outstanding industry press reviews in
Goldmine, Amplifier Magazine and Performing
Songwriter.
One of those reviewers, Eric Sorensen, was so taken
with ‘Learning Curves’ that he invited EINSTEIN’S
SISTER to submit a track for ‘Full Circle,’ a 2-CD
tribute to Gene Clark (from The Byrds). Another fan
was noted L.A. music critic David Bash, who brought
the ensemble out to play the International Pop
Overthrow - 2 years in a row! Music licensing opened
another door for the group as songs were used for
MTV’s ‘Undressed,’ ‘Making The Video,’ NBC’s
‘Passions’ and the Oxygen Network.
After reissuing and remastering their first album in
the fall of 1999, EINSTEIN’S SISTER took on the
arduous task of performing a Tribute set to The Police
for their New Year’s Eve show. From that
now-legendary point, the band has surfaced in the new
millennium on rare occasion, playing new tracks from
their upcoming album, due in the fall
of 2000.