La Merde et Les Etoiles

The Gena Rowlands Band plays songs about B-movie starlets, X-movie starlets, people born in the wrong skin, blonde strangers, convenience stores, bad parties and Kong's words with Jesus in the aftermath of a rough first date. It's late-night music: lush strings, arresting vocals and intense arrangements take these finely crafted songs into new sonic territory. But the deceptive beauty of these tunes can't hide the dangerous ideas in Bob Massey's lyrics. Fans of Nick Cave or American Music Club will feel right at home.