Ah, pitchfork review. Old school.
This band is not as screamy, nor as female, as you might guess based on their name. They're punk in places, but there's hardly any screaming at all, and only one of the band members is a girl. My theory is the lead guitar is, itself a girl. That would give them two females, and man does that thing scream.
This is kind of everything I want from rock. It's catchy, unpredictable, propulsive and talented front to back, as you keep going:
"man, this is a great bass album!"
"no, this is a great guitar album!"
"but that bass!"
Shhh. You're both right.
The result is a combination of rich texture, emotional swerves and raw rock power that sounds like Pretty Girls Make Graves meets The Smashing Pumpkins. In particular, I Don't Mind It is the first holy-shit-yes-again-again song I've heard in a long time, and it's right in the running for song of the year. Last year there were great songs, but no great albums. This year there's tons of great albums, but not a lot of standout songs. Weird. Well, here's a contender, and the album might make a list or two too when the time comes 4.5/5
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