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VINYL
REVIEW*****
Gore Gore Girls
"Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" b/w
"I'm Gonna Get You Yet"
Get Hip Recordings
http://www.gethip.com/
http://www.goregoregirls.com
On this limited edition, red vinyl 45, the Gore Gore Girls present
their ultimate tribute to girl groups. Made a Number One hit by
Little Eva in 1962, "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" comes off the
Gore Gore Girls release Strange Girls. These Detroit ladies learned
"I'm Gonna Get You Yet" from the Dixie Cups and it is a preview
of Up All Night. (4.5) |
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Gore
Gore Girls
Up All Night
Get Hip Recordings
http://www.gethip.com/
http://www.goregoregirls.com
The three ladies that are the Gore Gore Girls serve up lickety-split
garage rock with a warm bass line rousing group vocals. Psych rock
that you can dance to, Up All Night is a hot platter that
mixes in smart R&B. This is best exemplified in the handclap, organ
and drum rhythms to their take on "I Don't Think So," made famous
by The Shirelles. Easily accessible, there is true pop style in
the killer hooks and upbeat delivery here. (3.5) |
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O. C. O.
The C. O. C. O. Sound
K Records
http://www.krecs.com
The C. O. C. O. duo is Chris Sutton, Dub Narcotic Sound System bassist
and Olivia Ness. In this project Olivia plays the bass and Chris
the drums. This, their second album, is crisply cool mechanical
beat music with simple lyrics. This is dance music the way that
Kraftwerk is. The bare, sparse use of bass and drums makes the pair
a sturdy, robot-funky rhythm machine. (3.5) |
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 Gina
Young
Intractable
28 Days Records http://www.28daysrecords.com
http://www.ginayoung.com
Former Moxie manager Nancy Scibilia restarted Moxie's 28 Days Records
as a label about "music created by grrrls." They have a well-suited
artist who tosses profanity and her overt Lesbian politics into
the songs on Intractable. This activist-singer dishes out
cutting and witty and personal songs with a hip post-folk style
that earns her comparison to early Ani DiFranco. The combination
of intelligent observation and punk attitude (Some songs, like "Surrounded"
are themselves punk) is a winning combination of hooks and focused
angst from this radicalized singer-songwriter. Rocking rebellion
and articulate anti-establishments attacks make Intractable
fully successful political rock. (4.5) |
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Marie
Schumacher
Inside Looking Out
Sideshow Records
This is the second CD from the Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter.
Still Marie is no unsophisticated newcomer. Her rich, earthy vocal
style is high matured and adds depth and feeling to her folk rock
and blues-tinged pop rock. This versatile vocalist was musical director
of a cappella ensemble Harvard-Radcliffe Opprtunes as well
performing in jazz (John Mariz Trio) and R&B (The Big Picture) settings.
On tracks like "Again" she effectively exhibits a majestic, grandiose
approach that has not been common since the '60s. (3) |
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Lis
Harvey
Topography
Erlendahle Records
POB 369, Hampton Falls, NH 03844
http://www.lisharvey.com
This CD was recorded during Lis Harvey's
2002 Spring Tour. The tracks are taken from two gigs: University
of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska) and A Room of One's Own (Madison,
Wisconsin). In addition and making for a baker's dozen of her crisp,
ebullient folk-rock, is two other live selections recorded in 1999
at Spring Hill Tavern (Portsmouth, New Hampshire). These are previously
unreleased songs and indeed the entire CD is mostly new material.
Harvey's delivery recalls Diana Ah Naid as well as early Ani DiFranco.
Alone on stage with her acoustic guitar, Harvey delivers her personal
and compelling songs with warmth. This belies none of what she was
also seeking to accomplish. On her Fifty State Tour kicking off
August 15, Harvey will perform solo concerts in each of the 50 states
of the U.S. in 61 days to set the Guinness World Records mark for
"Fastest 50-State Tour by a Solo Female Musician." Guinness World
Records had confirmed for her that no one yet held that record.
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Patrice
Williamson
Free to Dream
River Lily Records
Talented jazz vocalist Patrice Williamson, only in her thirties
at the time of this release, brings to the table such singing abilities
as to bear comparison to the genre's shining matriarchs Ella Fitzgerald
(for eloquent phrasing) and Sarah Vaughn (for crystalline clarity).
The versatile alto presents her own songs along fun pop arrangements
(Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein) along with other excellent
covers without trodding the well-worn paths of the jazz standards.
Selections on this album include "Celia" (Bud Powell) and an arrangement
of Stevie Wonder's "Another Star" by co-producer and pianist Mark
Shilansky. (4) |
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 Susan
& The Surftones
The Originals
ACME Brothers Records
http://www.susanandthesurftones.com
Few instrumental contemporary surf bands have a female front person,
but Susan & The Surftones does. Here the group delivers the pipeline
goods on an album of all originals. Like many surf bands of today,
Susan et al mixes originals in with expected and unexpected covers
live and on record. However, this album is purposefully to "set
the record straight" that the group does produce original material.
The album compiles the group's original material that has a vintage,
garage-surf feel. This is due to the guitar sound - as much dirt
and reverb - with Vox and Farfisa organ. The rhythm section is Bob
Becker and Jim Fritz of The Brainwashers. (4) |
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 Lovespirals
Windblown Kiss
Projekt
http://www.projekt.com
Windblown Kiss marks a change in direction for duo Anji Bee
and Love Spirals Downwards architect Ryan Lum. The pair leaves behind
the shoegazer dream-pop formula for a more vocal approach. Anji
Bee is not quite up to the jazz-vocal delivery, yet, but some of
the les ambitious material is solid, as on "You Girl." This is a
very effective cover of an obscure song from America. The two join
in a few duets and Ryan shows himself to really be a crooner ("You
are the Gun"). A bonus, unlisted track is a fun, vintage-sounding
number with Anji providing kazoo. Anji calls this song "Old Kazoo
Blues" and the songs Led Zeppelin produced from rural blues influences
inspire it. She also says it goes over great live. Before this is
discovered, though, such musical guests join the pair as Sean Bowey
(Eden) on acoustic guitar and vocals, and Doron Orenstein (of Frescoe)
on sax. Probably a one-time concept album paying homage to nostalgic
music styles, this will long gleam as a special gem in the Lovespirals
discography with its jazz-folk touched by flamenco and soul. (3) |
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Audra
Kubat
UNTITLED for now
Remedy Records
1490 Iroquois, Detroit, MI 48216
Inspired by Joni Mitchell, Audra Kubat produces warm and winning
folk-pop with a mix of acoustic and restrained electric guitars.
After the spare intimacy of Elixir, Audra chose producer Mike E.
Clark (Insane Clown Posse, George Clinton, Big Chief) and his Funhouse
Studios for the creation of UNTITLED for now. As one would
expect, there are more musicians and a more developed sound but
all of Audra's natural charm and authenticity is intact on this
second successful solo record from Detroit's stunning and compelling
folk Amazon. (3.5) |
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 Cady
Finlayson
Shines like Silver
Cady Finlayson
http://www.violincaddy.com
In producing this record, Cady (pronounced "Caddy") seeks to document
the American-Irish sound of fiddle music. Her warm and upbeat presentation
of instrumental reels, work songs, jigs and more is directed toward
appealing to all ages of a contemporary audience. Cady is deeply
rooted in these traditions though and even a Celtic purist will
appreciate her take on "For Ireland" and Turlough O'Carolan's "Planxty
Irwin." Only a hard-hearted folk traditionalist could not smile
and enjoy the world percussion fused onto the American folk songs
"This Old Hammer" and "Streets of Laredo" that Caddy's mother sang
to her. Cady is a top American fiddler with a Master of Music from
Mannes College (New York City) and is a protégé of Brian Conway.
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