
A couple of weeks ago, if you’ll recall, I posted some music by the Dutch band Queen Bee. The ladies in that band have dropped me a couple of notes – including catching a mistake I made (oops! Turbonegro are not from Finland!). They also recommended a band that actually is Finnish. The Micragirls are a guitar / organ / drums trio from Kuopio, Finland. The ladies – Mari, Kata, and Risu – draw their influences from 50’s rock ‘n’ roll, [...]
These girls are having fun! For that reason alone they're also fun to listen to. From their website... "The true leaders of the pack"- the story of The Micragirls Mari: the five strings that drew blood, screams Katariina: psychotic organlines, shouts Kristiina: pulsating beat, howls The Micragirls was born and raised in the smallish city of Kuopio up in the northeast corner of Finland. Living wasn't always easy in redneck- invasioned Kuopio and our heroes had to fight more than [...]
The Micragirls - "Rockin' Date" The Micragirls, here, have distilled everything from their music save the core necessary elements: simple (as guitar class), familiar (as brand names) structures, played like they've been told they're "too quiet", and covered in delicious screams. I think on this track, they went so insane that they were locked out of the studio, but just did their screaming from behind the door. [Buy] The Besnard Lakes - "Cedric's War" Don't give up on this song. Just pretend you're listening to The Mamas & The Papas, on a phonograph that plays while you eat dinner with [...]