Eighties to the point of excess, Unisex Salon is everything you love to love about the “Me Decade”: shameless, upbeat and heavy on the synths. Garishly tattooed, omnisexual lead singer Kenyon Phillips brings to mind a modern Bryan Ferry, mincing, growling and crooning his way through danceable New Wave soundscapes crafted by keyboard player Brian Gumbel, guitarist Chris Comfort, bass player Jansen Cinco (Lukas Haas, Domino Kirke, Charles Tolliver) and former Fun Lovin’ Criminals drummer Stephen Borgovini. Backup singer Autumn Ready Potter rounds out the sound with disarmingly pretty harmonies that, like The Osmonds, are a little bit country and a little bit rock n’ roll. The band’s Bacchanalian live shows set Unisex Salon apart from other New York City pop acts, and have resulted in the placement of their songs in episodes of “Eleventh Hour” (CBS), “The Mighty B!” (Nickelodeon) and “Teen Cribs” (MTV).
