Sibling chemistry propels Band Perry past generation, genre gaps
The three siblings in the Band Perry like to brag about how their mom used to play them Loretta Lynn records but that dad was into the Stones. They have a thing for the "the romantic" and "the grotesque." They like steampunk. They love Faulkner. They think "Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events" was totally underrated.
"It was too dark for kids and too childlike for adults," says Reid Perry, bassist and middle brother.
Even if the Band Perry's music comes from a similar in-between space, no one would call the group underrated. In less than a year, its popularity has exploded thanks to "If I Die Young," a stunning ballad that topped the country charts in December, earned a Grammy nomination and is nudging the band's superb self-titled debut from gold toward platinum. On Saturday, they'll sing it when they open for Tim McGraw at Jiffy Lube Live.
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