I stumbled across this album by accident after reading a brief resume of the band and thought to myself sounds worth a listen. (the Giles sisters are a two piece rock n roll band from Sacramento - on Guitar-17 Lucy on Drums-15
And I am so glad I did.
Lost Control bristles with an energy and sound that you very often don’t get from full bands with members in more senior years.
Comparisons are obvious, White Stripes (that duo / two instruments thing) Ramones (that heads down no nonsense simple lyrics/ catchy riffs thing) but there is more. They sound like the Runaways should have sounded!
There’s an enthusiasm here that you just don’t get with some bands. Sure a catchy tune can make you forgive dumbass lyrics (Ramones anyone?) and there is some of that here, but the tunes are extra catchy at times (My Best Friend), and the lyrics sometimes belie the age of the band. The album finishes with a couple of real highlights, The World is Not A Game and the very different sounding Alright. They also thrown in a cover of X’s Los Angeles which shows they have more than scratched the surface of the punk rock time line.
If you like your punk rock catchy as hell but with more than just a no nonsense approach buy this album now. Dog Party may have already secured a place in my top ten albums of the year!
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