Spinnerette-spinnerette
March 29th 2010 07:05
One of the best punk/rock bands of the late 90's early 2000's were The Distillers. Lead singer Brody Dalle (then Armstrong) has a rough, in your face vocal style (reminiscent of her ex husband Rancid's Tim Armstrong) and some of the best damn songs you'll here.
Then she left her husband, shacked up with Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age, got married, had a kid and it seemed like maybe we had lost her talent to modern day suburban families. But, in proof that you can't keep a good rock chick down, Brody has formed a new band Spinnerette and after a few years of teasing the world with a few songs and a EP, their debut album dropped and it is a triumphant return for the girl from Melbourne.
Kicking off with the beat driven 'Ghetto Love', her raspy voice belts belts out over the distorted guitar and the first glimpse of Brody of old shines through. Second track 'All Babes Are Wolves' is very reminiscent of The Distillers. Powerful and melodic. As the albums churns along you begin to pick up on the new directions and influences over her songwriting in the last few years. Clearly, hubby Josh Homme and the myriad of bands he has played in has shaped some of her songs. Tracks like 'Distorting the Code' has a heavy electro feel and 'Sex Bomb' has an almost avant garde industrial feel to it.
The album does lose some of it's teeth and momentum towards the end, but being the first full length release, its forgivable. What it does provide is a chance for the music world to hear the power and volume in Brody's voice, which I think has the best rock chick voice in music today.
Then she left her husband, shacked up with Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age, got married, had a kid and it seemed like maybe we had lost her talent to modern day suburban families. But, in proof that you can't keep a good rock chick down, Brody has formed a new band Spinnerette and after a few years of teasing the world with a few songs and a EP, their debut album dropped and it is a triumphant return for the girl from Melbourne.
Kicking off with the beat driven 'Ghetto Love', her raspy voice belts belts out over the distorted guitar and the first glimpse of Brody of old shines through. Second track 'All Babes Are Wolves' is very reminiscent of The Distillers. Powerful and melodic. As the albums churns along you begin to pick up on the new directions and influences over her songwriting in the last few years. Clearly, hubby Josh Homme and the myriad of bands he has played in has shaped some of her songs. Tracks like 'Distorting the Code' has a heavy electro feel and 'Sex Bomb' has an almost avant garde industrial feel to it.
The album does lose some of it's teeth and momentum towards the end, but being the first full length release, its forgivable. What it does provide is a chance for the music world to hear the power and volume in Brody's voice, which I think has the best rock chick voice in music today.
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