There has been, and probably will never not be, talks about bands that have brought back the electric chair energy that indie rock used to sport. The kind that sounds like the buzz from each guitar string alone can cut you with a knife before softening at the will of whomever leads the band. The latest to wield this is Big Girl’s Blouse, whose “Sleepy Girls” sound like what happens if Kim Gordon decides to just let someone sing the song while she writes the lyrics, and the tracks wind up dancing between the punkier end and the daydreamy parts of Sonic Youth’s songs. All of this after the band decides to keep going in the direction of Rather Ripped.
“I like girls sometimes, you can kiss them in the street/not like the boys, you’ll have to save them for your sheets” sounds like what would happen if Gordon was playful about sexual politics and having a bed be an artistic symbol. Meanwhile, the title track from which this comes from uses soft, psychedelic chords for the verse before going wild during the wordless chorus. The EP doesn’t sound exactly like this, but certainly doesn’t skimp out on the rawk.
For example, the stomping ode to solitary strolls, “Day and Night” switches Kim’s with a bouncy rock tune reminiscent of The Breeders at their most playful. “25” is wiry and angular post-punk that, again, isn’t too post-anything to keep up its firecracker energy. “Token Girl” continues with the post-punk goods, specifically a track that encourages you to dance with fat bass, raw guitars and a singer who carries just enough nervous energy to match.
Then, the album closes things with an ode to a disappearing childhood and a wish to “Sit in the Sun”. The song is a blink-before-you-miss-it guitar pop tune that is as short as the summer and as sweet as a piece of candy.
Though there isn’t a shortage of bands in the indie scene not afraid to really rock, you can’t really go wrong in giving Big Girl’s Blouse a shot with their new EP.
Written by mynameisblueskye
