Ireland's Girl Band fill a void which sorely needed filling: unhinged, demented noise rock. Not since Mclusky broke up (I know we still have Future of the Left, but it's not quite the same...), no band has really fit the bill to take up the mantle for the sound they pioneered. Girl Band's debut, Holding Hands with Jamie, is a definite contender to follow up for Mclusky's style of noise rock. Girl Band entwine shouted and often undecipherable lyrics with shrieking walls of guitar noise, swirling vortices of feedback and occasional saxophone wails. They should appeal to fans of Mclusky, Shellac or The Fall. Given I like all of those bands, I love what this band is doing. Their second album should tell us the score, if they captured lightning in a bottle for their debut, or if they have the chops to keep doing what they did so well on their first album.
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