Vivian Girls
Share the Joy [Polyvinyl,2011]
On their third album (and Polyvinyl debut) Share the Joy, Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls continue to sharpen and refine their transcendent mix of garage thrash, girl-group warmth and infectious pop hooksmanship.
The ten-song Share the Joy finds the threesome—guitarist/vocalist Cassie Ramone, bassist/vocalist Kickball Katy and new drummer Fiona Campbell—continuing to evolve and expand, building on the D.I.Y. achievements of their 2008 debut, Vivian Girls, and its 2009 follow-up, Everything Goes Wrong, while delivering their most memorable songs and most focused performances yet.
Share the Joy's musical and emotional depth is reflected on "The Other Girls" and "Light In Your Eyes," each of which clocks in at over six minutes. The former tune manages to encompass hammering hardcore, Beach Boys-esque melodic bliss, Neil Young/Nirvana-inflected guitar frenzy and ethereal harmonic drone, while the latter closes the album on a triumphant note of surging sonic uplift.
Elsewhere, "Dance If You Wanna" and "Take it As It Comes" rank with the band's most intoxicating pop confections, while "Lake House" and "Vanishing of Time" maintain a thoughtful, introspective tone that may come as a surprise to those who'd had Vivian Girls pegged as a lo-fi garage outfit.
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Sister Crayon
Bellow (Manimal Vinyl,2011)
Sacramento, California band Sister Crayon release their debut full-length Bellow on March 7 via the always wonderful Manimal Vinyl. The band’s sound is hard to classify, residing somewhere in a rather nebulous gothic/trip-hop/synth-pop/psychedelia miasma, but, as ‘I’m The Same Person’ proves, the real appeal of Sister Crayon is the vocal talents of front-woman Terra Lopez. Hauntingly evocative, it weaves gracefully between the funk beats, organs and glitchy synths to create a diverse and original sonic patchwork.
Widowspeak
Harsh Realm-Burnout 7'' (Captured Tracks,2011)
Widowspeak is a trio from Brooklyn by way of Tacoma and Chicago, comprised of Molly Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Michael Stasiak (drums), and Rob Thomas (guitar).
Using primarily the 1950's and 1990's as stylistic jumping-off points, the band writes a combination of eerie ballads and swampy mid-tempo pop. The tension between Hamilton's dreamy melodies and Thomas's angular, psych-influenced lead guitar creates a visceral energy that permeates each of the young band's songs. Although initially a sparse setup, with Stasiak on a half kit, the band has since expanded their sound and even incorporated bass into new material. Widowspeak is currently at work on their debut for Captured Tracks, with their first 7" out March 8th.
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