Original Sinners

Exene Cervenka & The Original Sinners Or Just Original Sinners Is A Punk Rock Band Formed In 2002. Like Frontwoman Exene Cervenka's Legendary Previous Band X Their Sound Is Influenced By Country Rock And Roll And Blues. Original Sinners Marks A Return To 77 Punk For The Founding Member Of X. Following X's Disappearance From Music In The Late '90s Cervenka Continued To Work On Solo Folk-Rock Projects Her New Band The Knitters And Numerous Spoken Word Performances And Albums Including A Collaborative Effort With Lydia Lunch. In 2002 Cervenka Along With Ex-Distillers Members Kim Chi Bass Vocals And Drummer Mat Young As Well As Sam Soto And Exene's Husband Jason Edge On Guitars Released The Original Sinners' First Self-Titled LP On Nitro Records. The Band Is A Potent Brew Of Trademark X Elements — Discordant Vocal Harmonizing A Preoccupation With Love Gone Wrong Aggressive Delivery — And The Alt-Country Of X Side-Project The Knitters With Surf Beats As Well As The Hardcore Punk Guitar Of The Distillers. read less