Today's news is the first official US release from Ireland's September Girls. Out soon on Matinee Recordings, the Wanting More 7" features the title track A-side and two B-sides. These ladies have graced our pages before, and I expect that they will continue to do so. Their music is excellent, and the vinyl versions always sell out (their April release for Scotland's Soft Power sold out in a week), but this record is available in both vinyl (with a digital download included) and digital-only.
"Wanting More" may cause you vinyl purchasers to wear out the A-side -- girl-group vocals soaring on a retro melody, all swathed in reverb and distortion. The Ronettes never fronted The Jesus and Mary Chain in a recording produced by Phil Spector, but this might give you an idea of what it would have sounded like if they had.
Here is B-side, "Hells Bells" presented in a fun video --
September Girls - Hells Bells from jessie ward on Vimeo.
Someone cleverer than I one described the sound of this five-piece as that of a transistor radio abandoned in a rural cinema. After listening to several releases, I think it is a fair and evocative description. In the second B-Side, September Girls showcase their ability to deliver the noise. This isn't a sweet collection of female singers, this is a rock band.
We look forward to more from Sarah, Lauren, Jessie, Caoimhe, and Paula.
Matinee Recordings
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