Brooklyn's Vivian Girls are back with Everything Goes Wrong, released almost exactly a year after In The Red's reissue of their self-titled debut. The band have taken their time with this new album and recorded it in six days - rather than the three their debut took - though many of the songs were still recorded in single takes. The Girls have sparked fierce debates as to whether they are a refreshing blast of unselfconscious punk rock energy or a crew of contemptible, incompetent posers and, perhaps most ...   [ read more ]

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As a founding member, songwriter, instrumentalist, and vocalist in Vivian Girls and drummer and drummer in Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose has been an integral part of two of the most highly acclaimed and influential groups to come out of Brooklyn's still-vital music scene in the past several years. Her solo project not only reflects the earmarks of both those groups, but also reveals her as a fully-formed artist in her own right. 'Thee Only One' is a perfect slice of surf-tinged noise-pop. Laden with rum...   [ read more ]

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Crystal Stilts burst out of Brooklyn in 2008 to become one of the most talked about bands in years. Perfecting a sound that ably mixes post-punk gloom with classic 60s pop and garage, Suicide-ish 50s buzz/twang and a dash of 80s jangle, Crystal Stilts capped the year with the release of their amazing debut album, Alight of Night. Rightly recognized as one of the best albums of the year, it won rave reviews all over the place. Tours with Vivian Girls and Love Is All only added to the excitement, building a...   [ read more ]

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