Peaches- Impeach My Bush: Review
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Peaches- Impeach My Bush
Release date: 11 July 2006
Impeach My Bush is one of the most astonishing, groundbreaking albums of the year. The Canadian queen of Electro punk has returned for album number three with an all star crew and heavier, fuller sound. She doesn’t hold back on the lyrical content either. Sex is the main topical theme and lines like "wanna get you home wanna make you moan" are bound to cause a bit of erotic tension
The album might be described as a sex filled fiesta. So keep the kiddies away. ‘Downtown’ and ‘Rock the Shocker’ both provide advice for going down on your women. ‘Two Guys (For Every Girl)’ twists the male fantasy of a two girl/ one guy threesome, with "Just one thing I can’t compromise/ I wanna see you work it guy on guy". If you enjoy sex before breakfast a good supply of Peaches should get the blood pumping.
Serena Maneesh- Serena Maneesh: Review
Friday, June 09, 2006
When I first listened to this album a week ago I had a vision. My mind placed me in a room alone surrounded by white light and flashing purple colours. Unfortunately this room was my grand mothers aluminium garden shed and the music playing was Serena Maneesh.
Recorded over six months in four different cities (from Chicago to Oslo) the Norwegian group’s self-titled debut is something very different, and can be quite daunting the first time around. Putting together long drawn out distortion with violin and whispering female vocals gives the album a tick in the original box. But originality is where the excitement ends, with nothing to back up the idea this album lacks direction and substance.
Fitting Serena Maneesh into a specific genre is also extremely difficult. Much of the music press opts for the generic term experimental indie rock. A more descriptive term would be industrial gothic rock. It combines the dark masochistic sound with the garden shed motif perfectly.
Serena Maneesh would be an amazing live performance. ‘Selina’s Melodie Fountain’ and ‘Your Blood in Mine’ would sound great rebounding between all four walls of a warehouse. The same excitement isn’t created from hearing their studio recording.
