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The Fatales: Harajuku Hip (EP)
The Fatales make infectious neo-garage-rock without drawing too heavily on 2001, and that, in itself, is an accomplishment. Fortunately, theres so much more to say about this Blacksburg-based band that I almost dont know where to begin. Harajuku Hip, their self-released, four-track EP each song recorded in one sitting and one take is GREAT, as in, listening to it on my daily walk to the metro off and on for the past month or so kind of great, as in, lots of friends of mine have asked me to burn them copies kind of great (a brief aside to anti-Napster fanatics: stop whining and go download the tracks yourself on the bands website, where you can also give them dough). The songs on the EP are neo-garage rock with a twist. Tokyo Go Go sounds like frenzied traditional punk infused with catchy pop riffs. I Can Behave is the testosterone-driven, male as a sex symbol kind of guitar rock song that makes any warm body want to sway its hips, spin a gun barrel, and think dirty thoughts. Whered You Get Those Shoes alternates between a throaty whisper and a spastic power-pop chorus. Watching the Breakers is a little different: quieter, more melodic, more Radiohead-esque, and much more representative of what I saw the Fatales perform at the Galaxy Hut in Arlington, VA a few weeks ago. The shift between the two genres was a bit of a surprise at first, but executed so effortlessly that I can only applaud them for their variety and, of course, their talent, something they have a lot of. I hope the Fatales keep chipping away at the boundaries of genre by building, distorting and inverting the stuff thats already been done, because theres just so much left to do! Im glad I got in on the ground floor with these guys, and you will be too.
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