Monday, November 9, 2020

Get Skintight, the Donnas

Currently doing one album for each year, 1960-2020. Today: 1999.  Prince?  Not Prince.

Get Skintight, the Donnas, 1999, :38

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

The rough, raw sound of rebellious teen girls mostly re-writing "Bad Reputation" over and over. No angst, but all grrl power with a confident strut. "Now the neighbors are around says turn that shit down / I'm not breakin' the law / I wanna break your jaw." No singing lessons required. Nor are complex lyrics — "I Didn't Like You Anyway" is a feisty puerile kiss-off. It's great! Favorite tracks: "Party Action," Too Fast For Love," "Zero."

Apart From the Crowd, Great Buildings

Apart From the Crowd , Great Buildings, 1981, :40 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Solid jangle-pop from a now largely-forgotten group featuring two guys who went ...