CD Reviews by Laura Encarnado
Saturday May 17, 2009 |
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Miss Derringer
Lullabies
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Oh how I love you. Remember what you felt when you listened to Hole's "Live Through This"? This is how I feel listening to this record. It's moody and dark, kinda Nick Cave like. I also get a bit of Angelfish in there too (remember Shirley Manson's previous band before Garbage?). It's almost as if you are in the same room. The group consists of Liz McGrath, Morgan Slade and Sylvain de Muizon. According to their band bio, "longtime collaborators Liz McGrath and Morgan Slade became husband and wife; but on Lullabies, the lovelorn heroine once again finds herself knee-deep in misfortune. The 13 songs document her love on the run, her passionate yet cruel man, his murder, and the longing for atonement that she can only express in song." Besides being a musican, Liz lended her creativity to the artwork too. I always love a band who care about what their album work looks like. It's very odd and I've never seen anything like it. Check them out ASAP.
-Laura Encarnado
www.missderringer.com |
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New Skin
Cleopatra Records
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Even though this is just a 3 song sampler from their forthcoming debut, they have my attention. It's a mix of Electro, rock and pop. It's almost trashy (in a good way!). I just want to get up and dance and sing alon and I don't even know the words to the songs yet. Produced by Dave Allen, everything is set to perfection from the songs to the artwork. I can't wait to hear more from this group.
-Laura Encarnado
www.new-skin.co.uk |
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Stefy
The Orange Album
Wind-Up Records
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If the Horrorpops went all electro, this is what you would get. It's fun and something you can dance too. I really dont know what else to say. I've been left speechless by what I'm listening too. They get extra kudos too for the Gwen Stefani reference in "Orange County"!!
-Laura Encarnado
stefytheband.com |
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The Twats
Hell In My Pants
Overdose on Records
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The Twats own my twat. They're fast and something I've had alot lately: attitude. It's nice to hear something among the cds I got that tickles my fancy. The songs are very catchy, but not in a pop punk sense. This is pretty far from pop punk. There's not stupid songs about heartbreak or the girl of their dreams.
And yea, the band gets a milllllllllion brownie points for having a song called "Brotherly Love"....Philly represent!!!!!!
-Laura Encarnado
thetwats.org |
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