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The Sheila Divine | |
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Post-punk, indie rock, shoegaze |
| Years active | 1997–2003, 2007–2008, 2010–present |
| Labels | CherryDisc Records, Roadrunner Records, Arena Rock Recordings |
| Members | Aaron Perrino Charles Morton Ryan Dolan Brian Charles |
| Past members | Colin Decker Shawn Sears Jim Gilbert |
| Website | Bandcamp |
The Sheila Divine is an American, Boston-based rock group. Critics compare their sound to the band's own heroes, mainly the early 1980s post-punk. The band is most often noted for its loud/soft musical dynamic and Aaron Perrino's soaring vocals, screaming in key one moment and howling a falsetto the next. The band has a large die hard fan base in what is often called "the three Bs": Boston, Buffalo, and Belgium.
The band most often explains that they take the name from the Australian term "sheila," which denotes an effeminate man or wimp – thus making them in a literal sense, the sacred wimps. However, there is also, in fact, a real live woman named Sheila Devine, who Aaron, Jim, and Shawn were friends with at Oneonta State University.