Sister Scissors

Sister Scissors
Sister Scissors
(Polydor)
If Elton John embraced the new wave influences of the late ’70s/ early ’80s, the result would have been Sister Scissors. Singer Jake Shears apes John—falsetto and all—better than a Vegas impersonator over a disco ball-, keyboard- and bass-driven beat. The results are bootylicious. The album starts hot pink with UK hits “Laura,” “Take Your Mama” and the electro-pop version of Pink Floyd’s “Comfort- ably Numb.” Sister Scissors learned from the Rocket Man that being too campy can be a good thing.
—Johnston Farrow

This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.