Sado-Domestics is the singing-songwriting partnership of Boston-based multi-instrumentalists Chris Gleason (Los Goutos, Noise Floor Delirium) and Lucy Martinez (Lucy and the Dreamers). Their sound is an acoustic-leaning blend of folk, roots, and rock music, with an emphasis on vocal harmonies and original compositions.
The live band currently features Alt-Country pioneer Jimmy Ryan (Blood Oranges, Wooden Leg, Hayride) on mandolin, Eric Royer (The Resophonics, Sacred Shakers, Royer Family Band, Royer's One Man Band) on pedal steel, Jim Gray (The Smack Dabs) on bass, and Jeff Allison (American Beauties, Ghost Truckers, Mule Variations, Sarah Mendelsohn) on drums.
Getting the Ghost (2025) is Sado-Domestics' fifth album, following CAMOUFLAGE: Stories by T.J. Gerlach (2024), Beach Day in Black and White (2023), Hey, Oaxaca (2020) and Two-Egg Scrambler (2013). Gleason and Martinez have also collaborated on two albums from side-project Noise Floor Delirium: Still Around (2017) and Life Street Closed (2022).
Genre: Americana / Indie-Folk-Rock / Roots-Rock / Singer-Songwriter
Front Left to Right: Eric Royer, Jimmy Ryan, Lucy Martinez, Chris Gleason, Jeff Aliison; Back: Jim Gray; Photo by Jenny Jarrad
Left to Right: Jim Gray (upright bass), Jimmy Ryan (mandolin), Lucy Martinez (vocals, guitar, songwriting), Chris Gleason (vocals, guitar, , tenor banjo, songwriting), and Eric Royer (pedal steel guitar)
Chris Gleason & Lucy Martinez
Left to Right: Jim Gray, Jimmy Ryan, Eric Royer, Chris Gleason, Lucy Martinez
“If you have ever heard the term “roots music” and wondered what such a tag relates to, the sound that Sado-Domestics make is as good an answer as any. Their [fourth] album, Camouflage: Stories by T.J. Gerlach, is an astute blend of the sounds and styles, sonics, and musical moods that are found swirling around in such a broad category.” — Dave Franklin, Dancing About Architecture (September 29, 2024)
"Sado-Domestics are practically a dictionary definition of Americana music. There’s a blend of folk and country music underpinning the sound, the song-driven mentality you’d expect from singer-songwriters, an overall jangly, chuggin’-along sound that typically accompanies a mellow-to-moderate pace but with the ability to amp things up like a rocker, an obviously irreverent streak, and the propensity to feature disquieting musical and lyrical vibes just often enough to keep the listener uncomfortable at times and engaged throughout." -Geoff Wilbur (February 15, 2024)