Made up of veterans from the Pittsburgh scene, Murder for Girls are a new four piece offering a consummate selection of lo-fi lure in their eponymous debut EP.
With this exciting collection of tracks, Murder for Girls feed their
listeners with music soaked in Riot Grrrl and grunge. Guitars are fuzzy
and distorted. Levels are muddy and low. Drums are tinny and awash with
cymbals, and vocals are detached and paper-thin. In other words, this is
music that is perfectly DIY. Think early Hole, Sleater-Kinney and Bratmobile, but with a slightly more guitar-driven edge.
This is a West-Coast sound through and through, though certainly more
based in Seattle than So-Cal. Undoubtedly, this is a retrogressive
album, adding to a genre very much of a time that is now old enough to
buy its own booze. But while this EP (and the group’s sound generally)
is not overtly innovative, it is still refreshing to hear the DIY ethos,
crunchy guitars and droney, heavy female vocals. This is still a genre
that has something legitimate to say and Murder For Girls have immersed
themselves in this sound and what it represents, both effectively and
whole-heartedly.
This ferocious foursome are manically gigging in the US as we speak, but hopefully they will be approaching our shores soon.
See this at TGA here: http://www.thegirlsare.com/2014/09/10/review-murder-for-girls/
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