Scissor Sisters

Not just a gaggle of Giorgio Moroder disciples, the Scissor Sisters are so '70s they rip off the Muppets (check "I Can't Decide" and imagine Fozzie singing backups). And yet, this follow-up to '04's Scissor Sisters is far less frivolous. That debut sounded like a few hipsters had stumbled across the right loops and stage names to birth a one-off goof. On Ta-Dah they attempt to turn that goof into something lasting. How lasting can slap-bass workouts inspired by '80s movies about skiing be? Like it or not, we're about to find out.

Perhaps the most illustrious group ever influenced by Stars on 45, Scissor Sisters are one of
the most improbable and endearing success stories of recent years. In America, even in
their native New York, they're some sort of underground band, whereas in Europe they're
major stars, the biggest pansexual camp-pop carnival since Abba. Ta-Dah is disco that could
have been designed by that guy Kayne on Project Runway - all pageant-queen r... More >