Scissor Sisters

SCISSOR SISTERS. American pop rock band formed in 2001. They incorporate diverse styles in their music, but tend to sway towards pop rock, glam rock, nu-disco and electroclash. Forged in the "gay nightlife scene of New York", the band took its name from the female same-sex sexual activity tribadism. The band came to prominence following the release of their Grammy-nominated and chart-topping disco version of "Comfortably Numb" and subsequent debut album Scissor Sisters (2004). The album was a success, particularly in the UK where it reached No1, was the best-selling album of 2004, was later certified nine-times platinum by the BPI and earned them three BRIT Awards in 2005. All five of its singles reached positions within the Top20 of the UK Singles Chart while "Filthy/Gorgeous" scored the band their first No1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs, despite the album's meager success in their native US. The album continued its success in countries around Europe, in Australia and in Canada before the release of the band's second studio album Ta-Dah (2006), their second consecutive UK No1 album which produced their first UK No1 single "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". Their third studio album Night Work (2010) displayed a shift towards a more club-oriented sound, charting at No2 on the UK Albums Chart. The band released their fourth studio album Magic Hour in May 2012