Monday , November 16, 2009
Soundtracks: New from RTX & Au Revoir Simone & The Ponys
Though I tend not to go all idol-worshippy over girls in bands like I used to, this month there's a bunch of record releases that kinda make me want to sell my cat and go live in a tour van for a while. We've got new stuff from The Rosebuds and Amy Winehouse and other foxes, but these three acts are the lions and lambs I'm most wild for in March '07. Rawwwr.
1. Jennifer Herrema of RTX (left)
I've already drooled all over Jennifer here, as she's maybe the hottest and scariest rock chick alive right now. The new album's called Western Xterminator, and it's full-on metal in a way that will finally make you understand what "face-melting" means. Click-click here to download "Black Bananas," whose intro's got this crazy classic-rock guitar riff that's ripped straight from 1974 or something.
2. Au Revoir Simone (center)
Definitely more the lamby type, each member of Brooklyn's Au Revoir Simone's comes with her own keyboard to make pretty, dreamy, floaty sounds with. They're kind of like some weirdly close-knit trio of arty girls you'd often see around the dining hall in college, always dressed very much alike, and you'd feel somewhat irked by their absurd cuteness but slightly suspicious that they're all actually supernice. Despite the fact that their name's a Pee-Wee's Big Adventure reference, I wasn't completely sold on the band till I saw them last Sunday at the Knitting Factory, where I was charmed as all get-out by how Annie headbanged her way through their entire set. We also greatly appreciate anyone who can write really snappy lyrics about horses, such as on "Night Majestic" from the new Bird of Music (hear it at Untitled).
3. Melissa Elias of The Ponys (right)
My favorite-ever Ponys song is the one where Melissa screams all over the chorus (it's called "She's Broken," and it's on 2005's garage-rock gem Celebration Castle). On their new Turn the Lights Out, her husband takes over most of the vocal duties, which is too bad, since she's a waaaay more compelling singer. But fortunately we still get her fuzzy, plunky basslines on tracks like "Harakiri" (mp3 at Pretentious Prattle), the one that's gotten most stuck in my head so far.
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