The Gentlemen formed back in 1999 when Mike Gent of The Figgs joined forces with 3/4 of Boston's The Gravel Pit. They released their debut CD, Ladies and Gentlemen...The Gentlemen on Hearbox/ Q Division Records in March of 2000. Recorded in just four days and mixed in one marathon 22-hour session by Scott Riebling (Letters to Cleo), the record sounds like a band playing live in a room because, well, it is.

Entertainment Weekly gave the record an (A-), stating,"One minute they're crushing hearts with the catchiest skinny-tie songs Graham Parker never wrote; the next they're stumbling around like Johnny Thunders fronting the Stones. But therein lies the genius: No tribute act, these guys just revel in the sounds they love---and make you love them, too."

Their latest effort, Blondes Prefer The Gentlemen (out April 2, 2002 on The Gentlemen's Recording Co./Sodapop Records) is much along the same lines as Ladies... except with slightly more care in the recording department. The record was made in six days or so over the course of a year by a varied cast of characters at the helm including Dave Minehan (x-Neighborhoods), Dan McLoughlin (Push Stars), Tom Polce (Senor Happy, Loveless) and of course Mr. Riebling. The record features 6 new gems by Gent as well as three songs apiece from Jackson and Valauskas. Also, there are guest appearances by Kay Hanley (x-Letters to Cleo) and Jon Brion (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright).