Made In America - PERFECT PUSSY "Say Yes To Love" (2014)

The first time I saw the name Perfect Pussy I immediately wrote them off as another band trying to garner attention with it's name that wouldn't be able to back it up with it's music. The build up of buzz over the preceding months became too much to ignore so I succumbed to the elephant and gave them a listen and I am happy to admit that I was wrong to pre-judge.

The Syracuse, New York five-piece formed untraditionally two years ago when singer Meridith Graves (Shoppers) was asked to form a fake punk band for a cameo in a low-budget movie called Adult World. After filimg, Graves, along with Ray McAndrew (guitar), Garrett Koloski (drums), Greg Ambler (bass), Shaun Sutkus (synths), all full-fledged members of the local punk/hardcore community, decided to make it full time and formed Perfect Pussy.



Last year the Perfect Pussy released the cassette-only EP I Have Lost All Desire For Feeling to much acclaim. Their full length debut, Say Yes To Love, out on Captured Tracks on March 18th, obliterates your senses from the onset and rarely let's up off of the gas for the entirety of it's 23 minute span except for the last song Vii. In 90's Riot Grrl fashion, Graves relies on the wall of sound created by the band to carry the song as her heavily distorted vocals are layered underneath. The songs force and emotional attachment and beg you to listen over and over, even if it's just to try to figure out what Graves is singing about. I would almost call this dream-punk, if that's even a real genre. Whatever it is, it's good. Check out the first single "Driver" from Say Yes To Love below and then go here to stream the entire album via NPR.

The first single from Perfect Pussy's forthcoming LP "Say Yes to Love", in stores on 3/18!
          
             "I" from the EP I Have Lost All Desire For Feeling

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