The Scene: Five ladies well known to Pinna Storm readers — Phoebe, Becca, Amina, Jeanne & Amanda. A studio apartment in Mary Timony’s city. A pizza, some triscuits, a bottle of Bulleit and a fair amount of red wine. Listening to the Wild Flag record for the first time, together. Pour yourself a sip or two of something and listen along.
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Track 1: Romance
>> There is so much jumping immediately upon pushing play. Ponytails are shaking all around the room.
>> “OK, Now I’m 30. I’m gonna sit down.”
>> HANDCLAPS! “I love this.” “I love this.” “We love we love we choose you? I love that.”
>> “Part of why I was so excited when this video came out? Real lady bodies! They look like fuckin’ ladies, rockin! It’s hot!”
>> “If you’re going to have a 90s nostalgia band, you might as well do the best of it. This is the best of it. I can’t wait to write about this in my best of 2k11.”
Track 2: Something Came Over Me
>>Google revelation: “Whoa, did you guys know that the quartet’s self-titled debut was recorded live?” Thank you, A.V. Club.
Track 3: Boom
Track 4: Glass Tambourine
>> We try to guess who’s playing/singing what and fall apart in adoration too much to do it accurately. Need a few more obsessive SK/MT fans in our midst to sort out this dilemma.
Track 5: Endless Talk
>> These harmonies! Those Cry Baby style back up vox. Damn!
>> We’re big fans of the hey heys.
>> We might have to listen to this song a second… a third.. time.
>> Yes. In fact: we do love this song.
>> We just turned the volume way up to listen to it a fourth time. Is anybody else feeling a little sexy with this one?
>> How many people can make one note on a guitar sound that hot? Not too many.
>> It’s like Wild Flag Does Buddy Holly
Track 6: Short Version
>> “This album has the guitar riffs, the barking, the howling AND the sweet lady harmonies. Thank you.”
>> The album is “like so perfectly American. Tom Petty, Buddy Holly & all of Dischord in one album.”
Track 7: Electric Band
>> Non sequitor: “Animal print is my favorite color!”
Track 8: Future Crimes
>> Pheobe’s favorite song on the album. We turn it the fuck up.
>> “If you’re gonna keep me up all night//you better learn to love this fire” — RIGHT! YES! THAT IS RIGHT!
Track 9: Racehorse
>> “Her volume topped out a long time ago, she can’t belt it out like some people can, but she just keeps getting louder. It’s… it’s rock and roll.”
>> Jeanne’s favorite. “I’m a race horse. Yeah I’m a racehorse. You put your money on me.”
>> The crowd is divided by the organ. Antis: DOORS. Pros: WE PLAY A LOT OF INSTRUMENTS. A room divided.
Track 10: Black Tiles
>> Final track!
>> This song: most complete rock song? Best production value? The sound of 90s alt going radio?
>> That album is a quick hit! We’re all left satisfied and wanting more. As any pleased lady should be.
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