The Pierces
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The Pierces, Allison (left) and Catherine (right) in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born |
Allison Margaret Pierce July 22, 1975 Catherine Eleanor Pierce September 12, 1977 |
| Origin | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic folk, folk rock, folk pop, alternative rock, pop rock, Indie pop |
| Years active | 2000–present(hiatus) |
| Labels | Polydor |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Allison Pierce Catherine Pierce |
The Pierces are an American Los Angeles-based band consisting of sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce. They are best known for their song "Secret", which was used as the opening song for the hit television show Pretty Little Liars.
Allison Margaret Pierce (born July 22, 1975) and Catherine Eleanor Pierce (born September 12, 1977) were born in Birmingham, Alabama. They traveled frequently and received home-schooling from their self-described hippie parents. Their father played the guitar in various bands, while their mother was a painter. Exposed to music and arts at an early age, the Pierce sisters grew up listening to Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel. As children, they were encouraged to explore their creative side and would perform at parties, weddings and churches. Allison started dancing at age three, and both sisters are accomplished ballet dancers.
It was while they attended Auburn University that a friend sent a tape to a record company in Nashville. This eventually resulted in their debut album The Pierces (2000). It featured folk harmonies and adult alternative songs. In a 2004 interview, Allison Pierce commented that the album "sort of got lost in the shuffle". Allmusic attributes the poor reception to "no label support".
On August 10, 2005, their second album Light of the Moon was released through Universal. The album was produced by Brian Sperber and featured 11 tracks that the Pierce sisters either wrote or co-wrote.
On March 20, 2007, their third album Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge was released in the U.S. Produced by Roger Greenawalt (Nils Lofgren, Radish, Ben Kweller), the album has been well-reviewed, particularly for the single "Boring", which parodies celebrity socialites. The album has a darker, edgier style, at times using such diverse instruments as an accordion, a calliope, bassoons, a sitar, violins, an autoharp, and a Hawaiian lap steel. It marks a definitive change in the direction of the band, which hitherto had been known as a folk rock band.
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