Lullabies

Miss Derringer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sympathy 4 the R.I.
• ASIN: B000GW8Q9O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Lullabies, the sophomore album from Miss Derringer finds our gang of L.A. outlaws on a musical jailbreak. This album stirs up the sounds of the dust bowl, with winds that carry across genresÑfrom the earnest twang of a Merle Haggard country troubadour to the rebellious flirtation of the Ronettes. The wily group has become increasingly difficult to catch, having narrowed their core down to Liz McGrath (singer), Morgan Slade (guitar), and Sylvain de Muizon (bass). But their accomplices have grown to include Clem Burke of Blondie (drums), Rick Ballard (lead guitar), and Derek O'Brieof Social Distortion (drums). Like every good outlaw story, the legend of Miss Derringer includes a marriage and a murder. Lullabies documents love on the run, a passionately cruel man, his murder, and the atonement she can only express in song. The most conniving and revered musical deviants of our time, Miss Derringer have created an album that will at the same time soothe and overwhelm you. And as with all outlawsÑif you can't beat them, you're better off on their side.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sorrowful, beautiful, dark country melodies, April 4, 2010

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L.V. (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lullabies (Audio CD)

Whenever I hear Miss Derringer, either live or on CD, I feel like I'm in a forgotten desert town BAR... tumbleweed rolling in the wind. It's dark and I'm drinking whiskey. Her voice is the only connection to hope and something beautiful.

Think: David Lynch soundtrack. Beautiful country/surf guitar sounds and brutally honest lyrics.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Outlaw Fun, June 26, 2008

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Bradley Jacobson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lullabies (Audio CD)

I had never heard of the band or the album until they were the opening band for Blondie at the Key Club a couple of years ago. The band was awesome, the songs a combo of Blondie, the Shangri La's and the Western influenced guitar sounds of Concrete Blonde, this band was great live and just as good on record. A collection of snappy bitchy songs and uber cool ballads, Miss Derringer is a band of outlaws full of angst and talent. Snappy and fun the best cuts include "Don't Say I Told You So" and "Better Run From Me" and did I mention Clem Burke of Blondie plays drums on here?

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Christ these guys are good!, January 12, 2008

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Susan Doran (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lullabies (Audio CD)

Gretchy guitars, sepia back alleyways, seemy seedy 1950s LA, Bukowski, James Dean, beehives, stilettos, off-duty waitresses, beautiful losers, car crashes, some guy striding out of a Western, whiskey, tragedramcomedy, gallows, public hangings, tequila in adobe bars with dirt floors this side of the border, drives out in the desert heading straight toward a little place you may know...called Trouble.

These guys are really good. They have a definite "thing," a consciously applied affectation and schtick, but it's not run-of-the-mill-silly irony-laden kitch. It's also not about taking themselves seriously (except, musically--but even that's not pretentious). The song writing, vibe, sound, musicianship, arrangements, Liz McGrath's voice and personas--it's all a joy. And they're damn funny.

4 rather than 5 stars because--while it's great there are so many songs on this album--unfortunately a few begin to blend together due to musical and thematic similarities.

Check out clips of: Better Run Away From Me, Tonight I've Got a Bottle, He Hung on a Sunday, especially.