Saturday, August 05, 2006

 

AC1: August 3rd, 2006: Be Your Own Pet - Fire Department

Okay, looking back at the AC1 Week postings, it's been kind of a wussy week. The hardest hitting tune is from Panic! at the Disco. And I'm pretty sure a couple of young SevenDust fans could take out this whole band (and the gaggle of young girls trying to defend them). So, it's time to knock it up a notch.

Not to say this is hard core. I mean, the band does have a female lead. But they do have a scrappy charm, and for this track, they honestly make a play for a chance to beat the crap out of your senses.

To give you an idea about where the band comes from, they're a band of teens from Nashville. Somehow, though, they've cracked the Nashville sheen, and picked up a rabid following (and a rabid label: "infinity cat"). They gained notice all over, and even caught the astute ear of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. He's helping to guide their career now...

(AC loves Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. As people. I have had a hard time listening to Sonic Youth for a long time. But, if Moore and Co are listening to these little firebrands, maybe Sonic Youth will get in line, too! One can dream, I guess...

I also found out that one of BYOP's earlier albums was produced by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross. AC was REALLY into Redd Kross in high school. They hit our radar again when they produced Redd Blood Cells, where Steve added a bass line to he White Stripes' "White Blood Cells." We love it when artists do this stuff. That means you, Danger Mouse!)

So, back to BYOP... This track is enough to make me consider driving two hours on a Wednesday night in September to go see them play at a bar in Detroit. I'll let you know if I do. Maybe I'd even post pictures... And if you've felt like AC was losing steam thanks to this week's picks, hopefully this choice makes you feel all sweaty again.

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