Scissor Sisters Worked on Album for 18 Months, Then Killed It

By PopEater Staff Posted May 7th 2010 06:46AM

As evidenced by their infectious hit 'Take Your Mama,' disco-pop band Scissor Sisters are serious when it comes to crafting a catchy tune. So after working on their third album for 18 months -- and deciding that it wasn't up to snuff -- they just went ahead and axed the whole thing.

"If it wasn't something we could fully get behind and believe in, I think the band was going to be over," singer Jake Shears told the BBC. "If we put out anything sub-standard it was curtains for Scissor Sisters."

Shears admits that the band took a year and a half to write and record the album, but "in my heart I knew it wasn't right, I didn't really know what it was trying to say. It left me a little bit cold."

They started over last June and the result is 'Night Work.'

The flamboyant frontman also told the BBC (via Spinner) that the album includes a collaboration with 'Lord of the Rings' legend Ian McKellen, who contributes a spoken word part to the album's closing track.

Shears said, "Somebody in the studio said: 'We need a very deep British man's voice here.' And I instantly thought of Ian. He's a fan and has come to lots of shows. I've hung out with him quite a bit."

'Night Work' is scheduled for release on June 28.

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Saturday 08 May

By boldier

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Snooore

Why did it take a year and a half of work before they realized it wasn't good enough. Sounds like it was crap all along and they finally came out of a "haze" and then said, "Hey !! This sucks!!"

Monday 10 May

By angelo

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who are these bands aol keeps reporting on? really i mean damn man ive never heard of most of them

By Mickey Bitsko

I think they should have kept the album and trashed their name!

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