Album Notes

SPUTNIK is a band that is quickly becoming one of the truly essential groups of our time. It’s “The Bonnie & Clyde of Rock & Roll” Led by singer/songwriter Genie Morrow, formerly of LONGWAVE and the infamous Nigel Rawles on the traps. Also included in the mix are Mic Rains on guitar, Pemberton Roach on bass, and Joe Drew on trumpet and keyboards. These guys inspire a mixture of pop, powered interplay with dreamy & irresistible melodies. Ballads of survival are the themes of Genie Morrow’s songs. Her lyrics and ethereal yet gritty voice take the listener to wondrous places from the fields of Salinas, CA, outer space, and the power lines on old Cape Cod...

All of this intertwined with Mic’s alternately tuned guitars and cosmic affects and Nigel’s Keith Moon-esque presence creates quite an exciting blend of sounds and spirit!

SPUTNIK has performed in various venues in New York and colleges up the east coast : KNITTING FACTORY, LIVING ROOM ,BOWERY BALLROOM, ARLENE’S GROCERY, CBGB'S, THE WELLFLEET BEACHCOMBER...
REVIEWS...
“The layers of music keep the band exciting and mesmerizing to watch. The originality is wonderful to witness!” Catherine Schleigh - GIGCITY.COM

"Genie shapes the lyrics into a sensual poetic performance always reaching out into her audience trying to elicit an emotional reaction." Al Sullivan - Senior staff writer Hoboken Reporter

“What you take away from SPUTNIK is Genie’s geniality, her voice and attitude puts a bright spin on a dark day...” Jack Rabid-The Big Takeover Magazine

“ There is something dreamlike in Morrow’s voice as she sings the lyrics...” Elsa Allen-Provincetown Banner