The band’s makeup, an off-beat hybrid of Norway and California with two gals from Norway and two guys from California, churn out one catchy riff after another. They write songs about old boyfriends, fame, and unencumbered self-reflection with a gutsy directness and honesty. It helps that the four distinct personalities all contribute to the song writing. Throw in guitarist Charles Normal’s savvy production, and you’ve got the makings of a record that dares you not to sing along with it.

Their debut album Alligator begins on a high note with the sarcastic “Perfect World” in which lead singer Kristin Blix belts out “No more lines between what’s right and wrong / This is right where I belong” to drummer Jason Carter’s unfailing beats.

The album's best song, “Postcards From Heaven”, is it’s most undressed. It begins with a strong acoustic. “Don’t wanna be like you” is the most infectious riddle with “You’re making millions pretending that it’s rough.” Have fun figuring out who the unnamed rock star is.

The album holds up pretty well, even “Exhole” could be forgiven for its shallow truculence and the bad joke title, if only it could do away with the action movie histrionics and the title track that lacks the beauty or eloquence of a great slow dance song.

There is enough sonic fandangle here to make U2 blush. This is the Garbage record that Garbage used to make and more.

To find out more about the band, visit their MySpace Page.

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NELS   |67.40.253.xxx |2008-04-13 18:32:52 I LOVE THE MUSIC AND THE BAND. THEY ROCK!! Reply | Quote 0   0

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