Looker – Looker EP – review
Looker
The opening track of Looker’s brand new self-titled EP is pretty retro. Entitled ‘After My Divorce’, the 60s harmonies and swoony, wistful tone of this female-fronted Brooklyn band make for a lovely pop record that seems to inhabit another world of sun and simplicity, far away from one of divorces.
The relatively new group, originally an experiment from childhood friends Boshra Alsaadi and Nicole Greco, have been touring with bands like The Hold Steady and The Undertones. This is no bad reflection on their sound, (let alone their status) as their songs clearly take a huge amount of influence from classic rock n roll as well as punk.
‘After My Divorce’, the single from last year, was met with some critical acclaim last year by influential tastemakers like Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens.
The beginning sounds like a cheesy American high school drama theme tune before it breaks into a great summer-pop sound. Yet this summery feel hides the pretty hard-hitting lyrics, and perhaps makes them even more powerful. The variety of the various sections of this song is fantastic and each is well composed, fitting together to make a well produced pop song.
The second song, ‘Stand Back’, employs some gritty punk riffs and louder vocals, much more in the Duke Spirit brand of girl-fronted rock group than, say, Vivian Girls. But it is on the final track ‘Master’s Gone Away’ (again, a pretty hard-hitting title) that they find the perfect blend between fast, punky guitars and drums and the Blondie-esque vocal loveliness.
It is a highly encouraging debut from one of the newer New York buzz bands, which is out now . Take a listen on their MySpace page.
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