Humble Creatures, the new album from EINSTEIN’S SISTER, continues the fine tradition of arresting melodies and insightful lyrics set forth by the Illinois-based group’s critically-acclaimed Learning Curves, which gathered praise from Amplifier,Goldmine, and Perfoming Songwriter.

Reuniting with co-producer Tom Tatman (Greg Brown, Tripmaster Monkey, House Of Large Sizes), the band recorded the 11 tracks of Humble Creatures at Catamount Recording in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and at Real Trax Studios with Rob Cimmarusti in Davenport, Iowa.

EINSTEIN’S SISTER - Andrew Brock (bass, backing vocals), Bill Douglas (lead & backing vocals, percussion) Marty Reyhons (drums, backing vocals), Kerry Tucker (lead & backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, upright bass), Steven Volk (guitars, backing vocals) was joined in the studio by jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Manny Lopez ("Mermaid Parade"), along with vocalist Zoe Lindskog Robinson ("Big Brother Eye).

Beginning in the late ‘90’s, EINSTEIN'S SISTER songwriters Bill Douglas and Kerry Tucker chose to write, record and produce a self-titled album independently on compact disc. The duo’s songs attracted the interest of Minneapolis-based OarFin Records, who quickly signed the band and released a second disc, Oceanus in the winter of 1997. The album, featuring"House of Liars"(which charted #26 at CMJ), ultimately failed to deliver on the promise of the songs, due to creative differences between the producer and the band. Determined to regain complete control over their recordings, the group chose to return to their indie roots and release their next album on their own.

In the Spring of ‘99, EINSTEIN’S SISTER released Learning Curves . Featuring "Jealous Time," "My Secret Life,""Destiny Will Ride" and "Mr. Genius,". Learning Curves brought the band national attention through Internet sales on Amazon.com and Not Lame Records. Music licensing opened another door for the group as songs were used for MTV ("Undressed," "Making The Video," "Road Rules," "Live Through This"), NBC ("Passions" - overseas market) and the Oxygen Network.

Upon the success of Learning Curves, EINSTEIN’S SISTER was invited to submit a track ("Changing Heart") for Full Circle - A Tribute to Gene Clark, as well as perform at the legendary Troubadour for noted L.A. music critic David Bash’s International Pop Overthrow festival.

After its release in the fall of 2000, Humble Creatures attracted critical praise from several reviewers, and even won the band a coveted D.I.Y. SPOTLIGHT feature in the December 2000 issue of Performing Songwriter. In addition, public radio station KUNI selected the album as their 'CD of the Month' for December 2000, granting airplay to most, if not all, of the album's 11 tracks over the course of the month.  Theirs would be the only regional release to make KUNI's list of favorite albums for the year, which also included XTC, PJ HARVEY and RADIOHEAD.  Not bad for a D.I.Y. band from the Heartland.

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EINSTEIN’S SISTER CATALOG:

Humble Creatures - YPT 005

Einstein's Sister (remastered re-release with bonus tracks) - YPT 004

Learning Curves - YPT 003

Oceanus - OarFin

Einstein's Sister (released under 'DOUGLAS & TUCKER' - out of print) - YPT 001

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CONTRIBUTOR TO:

Full Circle - A Tribute To Gene Clark - NOT LAME 057