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Artist
The Informants
12+ albums
blueschristian rockbluesrockfemale vocalistsRythym and Blues
about
[1] For the members of the Informants and their fans, 2008 is affectionately remembered as the year of the band's arrival, but this year will be remembered as the year of the band's ascension. Just as the summer heat of 2009 was kicking in, so was the buzz about the Informants' follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Stiletto Angel. So it was no surprise that in early July word came from the band's label, Wipe It Off! Records, that Crime Scene Queen would finally be released. Like its predecessor Crime Scene Queen draws liberally from the vintage roots music of forgotten eras, focusing on themes that drive the Informants and their fans to common destinations--celebration (Get Twisted), heartache (Nothing But A Bad Break), redemption (Salvation), and fatalism (Travelin' On). Primary songwriter Mark Richardson continues to find new ways to make weary sentiments appear fresh, and producer Jeremy Lawton (Big Head Todd & the Monsters) mixes the perfect martini of sonic and subtle. On the title track vocalist Kerry Pastine growls fiendish comic book noir, atop the Tommy gun fire of Paul Shellooe's blistering rockabilly guitar. The result is a familiarity that suspends ageless ideas, while hinting of entirely new directions. In late 2005 singer Kerry Pastine and bassist Mac McMurray first spoke of forming a band after bumping into each other at a nightclub. Within days of that encounter they enlisted pianist Mark Richardson, drummer Paul Christophersen, the horn section
