The Paley Brothers – The Complete Recordings (Real Gone Music) Boy bands used to be a lot more hip and fun. Jonathan and Andy Paley were Everlys-style harmonizing brothers with experience (time in the Modern Lovers; Andy’s 1972 RCA LP with power-pop contenders the Sidewinders) and the right fans (Phil Spector, the Ramones) when they made 1978’s The Paley Brothers, a sleek hot […]
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Paley Brothers Recording Review by The Second Disc
If The Brill Building had survived as the fulcrum of pop songwriting activity through the 1970s, chances are that Andy and Jonathan Paley would have been found in a cubicle there, turning out one infectious pop nugget after another like “Come Out and Play” and “Here Comes My Baby.” Read the complete review from The Second Disc
Paley Brothers Recording Review by Allmusic.com
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic.com All the ingredients for massive success were there but success never came, leaving the Paley Brothers as perhaps the greatest example of a band that, by nearly every measure, should’ve been stars. Read the full review on Allmusic.com
The Paley Brothers: The Complete Recordings available now on Real Gone Records
Scroll down to listen to tracks from the album. For power pop fans and aficionados of the mid-to-late-‘70s Boston and downtown New York scenes, news that at last a CD is coming out containing ALL of the sides the Paley Brothers released on the Sire label would be reason enough for rejoicing. But news that […]
It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! Album
For the first time in the franchise’s thirteen-year history, the hugely popular SpongeBob SquarePants animated TV series has spawned a holiday album. It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! Album is out this month from Nickelodeon Records, offering 12 tracks of original SpongeBob music in tune with the season. The album features vocals and songwriting by voice actor Tom Kenny. Kenny co-wrote ten of the album’s songs with producer Andy Paley, and has voiced the character since the show’s inception. SpongeBob SquarePants was recently named “the most loved TV series in America” by USA Today.
The Piano Has Been Thinking (The Thrilling Adventure Hour musical episode)
Nerdist.com featured an interview with Andy about The Piano Has Been Thinking and got his thoughts on the show in general, and the songs featured in this episode specifically. You can listen to the entire podcast of the musical episode here, and read the interview below. Musician and composer Andy Paley: A lot of […]