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The Pretty
Please: Demonstration EP
Austins pop rock trio, The Pretty Please, have me on my knees begging nicely for more. Two years after vocalist/guitarist Caroline Clark started collaborating on songs with drummer K Whitley, The Pretty Please debut with the Demonstration EP. Let me be the first to say that it was sooooo worth the wait. The EP begins with a high-energy rev-up of that infamous Taxman bass line on The Rock Stars Guide to Falling Apart. Nearly all else that follows is pure rocknroll magic. Clark and crew manage to channel everything that is brilliant about Elastica with an additional poppy punch. The result is a mixture of tight, razor-sharp bounces drowning in noisy fuzz that feels both clean and filthy at the same time. Falling Star makes you think that Wire (circa 1977) have traded in Colin Newman for a female vocalist AND strangely energetic harmonies. The Artificial Heart is a twist on the contemporary popularity of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, leaving behind all pseudo-arty pretentiousness in favor of good ol rocknroll fun. The only slow point on the shining EP comes at the end with the tune Hit Parade. The Pretty Please make an attempt at meta-music and the energy surrounding the group suffers for it. With a lethargic beat taking the place of the brighter tempos that define the band on this EP, it is all too easy to focus on the simplistic and vapid lyrics here; a definite no-no. Despite the sour taste left by Hit Parade, The Pretty Please shouldnt be punished, as they leave a lasting impression. They are a potent concoction of strong guitars and bricklayer drumming with sugarcoated vocals. Give me more, please.
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