Liquor instead of coke: UK postpunk with everything, please.
The Lambrini Girls, Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira from Brighton, said they were about to dedicate their debut album to all the booze they bought at Tesco – a tongue-in-cheek reference to Fleetwood Mac’s semi-legendary idea, RUMOURS to their cocaine dealer to dedicate.
A strange way to announce that you want to follow in big footsteps while at the same time showcasing your own crookedness. WHO LET THE DOGS OUT is definitely as chaotic as it is charming and highly ambitious. As is typical for a debut album, a lot of construction sites are opened up in terms of content: Lunny sings with a thick accent about trying to gain a foothold in the music industry – between “Filthy Rich Nepo Baby” and “Rod Steward’s nephew’s best friend’s twice removed”, which gives you the Compete for space. The sound is clearly defined and at the same time raw, somewhere between postpunk, grungy drums, noise and unhealthy guitar amplifiers.
Topics such as body ideals, wage work under capitalism, self-discovery in a patriarchal society and ten other questions worthy of a dissertation are packed into eleven bangers songs: “’Cause all men know better than me / Yeah, Human Resources say I’m asking for it.” The Lambrini Girls They are already convincing as excellent musicians, but the claim to compare themselves with established legends and make statements about the industry seems a bit premature on a debut. But this arrogance may be the right attitude to ensure a memorable serve.
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