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The Casual Dots self-titled debut release rocks like other bands that the members have been part of -- specifically Slant 6. The Casual Dots get down to business with their expressive indie rock, sounding like a punker Gories or a cooler Sleater-Kinney. The two guitars of Billotte and Kathi Wilcox echo each other with punchy picking lines, while Steve Dore lays the solid backbone with appropriate, simple beats. The vocal delivery of Christina Billotte is off-the-cuff and works well with the energy of the music. "She's the Real Thing" is a dark, simple, melodic tune that showcases the best elements of the Casual Dots: tone of guitar, marching drums, and vocals that set in the perfect inflections at the right time to hook the listener to melt in the song. The Casual Dots rock hard, playing off one another and delivering the goods. If you like haunting, melodic garage/indie rock, the Casual Dots are for you. ~ David Serra
Recorded at Inner Ear Studios, Washington, D.C., 2003.
Personnel: Christina Billotte (vocals, guitar); Kathi Wilcox (guitar); Steve Dore (drums).
Audio Mixers: Don Zientara; Guy Picciotto; The Casual Dots.
Recording information: Inner Ear Studios (05/2003).
The Casual Dots: Christina Billote (vocals, guitar); Kathi Wilcox (guitar); Steve Dore (drums).
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The messy end of Curved Air finally behind her, Sonja Kristina all but disappeared from the scene for a couple of years, before finally making a low-key comeback at the head of a new band, Escape. It was a tentative venture. Early gigs saw the band performing primarily to veteran fans who'd have preferred to hear their old favorites; it took time for a younger audience to catch on that Escape was actually shaping up to be one of the best live bands on the late-'70s club circuit -- and one of the best new wave bands full-stop. Firmly predicting all that Lene Lovich, Hazel O'Connor, and Toyah would be bringing to the Top 30 over the next couple of years, Escape's sound was firmly rooted in the present day, a succession of exhilarating, quirk-bedecked rockers that owed little more than their assurance to any past experience. When it came time to cut their debut album, however, Escape's name was barely visible on the sleeve. The marketing men knew Kristina was "the name"; now she was the artist as well. But it's still a full-on band effort, with the opening "Street Run," in particular, a sharp-edged rocker alive with both modern quirk and more classical undercurrents. The almost-world-music-flavored "Man He Colour," a cover of Spirit's "Mr Skin," and the single "St Tropez" likewise, position Kristina and Escape on the cutting edge of the latest musical fascinations, with producer Nigel Gray (best known at that time for his work with Kristina's husband Stewart Copeland's band, the Police) layering in some of his own finest work. It was all to no avail, however, ...
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| | Sister Vanilla Little Pop Rock CD (2005)
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Sister Vanilla's Little Pop Rock is a Reid family reunion, with William and Jim providing guitars and production along with the occasional lead and backing vocals, and sister Linda (who sang Moe Tucker on the last Jesus and Mary Chain record to date, Munki) on lead vocals. It's a Jesus and Mary Chain reunion too because long-time JAMC member Ben Lurie is on board as well. Unsurprisingly, Little Pop Rock sounds a whole lot like a Jesus and Mary Chain record. One with a low-budget, lo-fi approach, but still very much of a piece with their late-period output. Tracks like the surging "Jamcolas" and "Delicat" have the same machine-driven, rock & roll swagger that tracks like "I Hate Rock & Roll" had, "Slacker"'s a country ballad that would have fit right in on Stoned & Dethroned, "Can't Stop the Rock" is a wonderfully knuckleheaded rock anthem the group specialized in. ("Jamcolas" and "Delicat" also feature lead vocals by William and Jim, with Linda in a supporting role.) While it's nice to have another Mary Chain record, what makes the record even better is the presence of Linda Reid. Her charmingly innocent vocals shine some sweetness and light on the proceedings and make songs like "Pastel Blue," "The Two of Us" (a duet with Stephan Pastel), and "Angel" almost tender, which is not a word that comes to mind when thinking of the Reids. She also has a good rock & roll voice as demonstrated on "Can't Stop the Rock" and "Down" and even manages to do a credible job singing classic Reid lyrics like "I've been running from A to B/No more hookers or LSD" (on "What Goes Around"); indeed, she has just enough of the Reid sneer to pull nonsense like that off. Along with her vocal presence, it would seem that having her around ...
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