Pretty Electric

The Division of Laura Lee doesn’t get much more serious, and singer-guitarist Per Stålberg’s comment isn’t just hot air from one more band with one more new single. Rather, it’s a statement of intent and achievement.

You may remember their album of two years ago, Black City, and its groovy murk. If you don’t, it somehow slinked underneath your table, it’s not for lack of attention. It came like a thief in the night and rocked some souls out of a sameness-induced slumber. The band likewise toured, and fans enlisted in droves as DOLL’s vastly-realized rock n’ roll (a blend of Love and Rockets, U2, the Stones, the MC5, Minor Threat, Spiritualized and the Jesus and Mary Chain) reminded them why they liked music in the first place: because it was stirring emotionally and physically—it could make you rock, writhe, cry, laugh, or puke. And the problem with current music is that it just does not compute.