Shesus' debut album, Loves You...Loves You Not, is one of those releases that calls for a variety of adjectives -- and those adjectives range from melodic and poppy to dissonant, abrasive, and discordant. The mostly female alternative pop/rock outfit is coming from a punky power pop aesthetic; that's the thing they have in common with '80s new wavers like the Go-Go's, the B-52's, and Blondie as well as '90s artists such as Letters to Cleo, Eve's Plum, Bif Naked, and Elastica. But Shesus is far from a carbon of those artists, even though some of them are among the Dayton, OH, band's influences. Shesus, for all their girlish and melodic poppiness, are also noisy and abrasive -- they're as poppy as the Go-Go's or No Doubt (who, arguably, picked up where Blondie left off), but they also share Lydia Lunch's and Courtney Love's appreciation of discordance. It should be noted that when the Go-Go's started out in 1978, they were a lot more raggedy than the band they had evolved into by the time they recorded their first album, Beauty and the Beat, in 1981 -- so Shesus has something in common with very early, pre-IRS Records Go-Go's as well as the smoother, more polished band they became. Much to Shesus' credit, they pull off the poppy/discordant contrast impressively well; it's a combination that makes for infectious listening on tracks like "B-Side Radio," "Confrontation," and "The More You Laugh." From original material to an inspired remake of David Bowie's "Hang on to Yourself," Loves You...Loves You Not is a very promising debut. ~ Alex Henderson
Live Recording
Recording information: Ultrasuede Studio.
Unknown Contributor Role: Michelle Bodine.
Shesus: Heather Newkirk (vocals); Michelle Bodine, Kim Carter (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Craig Nichols (keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals); Kari Murphy (bass, background vocals).
Personnel: Michelle Bodine (vocals, guitar, keyboards, tambourine); Kim "Car Crash" Carter (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Kari Murphy (vocals); Austin Brown (Theremin); Karl Sanders (background vocals).
Shesus - Loves You...Loves You Not Album Track Listing
Trk
Song
1
Holidazed
2
Letter S
3
Narcolepsy
4
More You Laugh
5
Take It
6
Hang Onto Yourself
7
That One Song
8
B-Side Radio
9
Here Comes Nothing
10
Confrontation
11
Torture
12
Hawaiian Love Song
13
Powertie
14
Over And Out
15
Space Rock Garden
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)
Excellent This has to be one of the best records that I have purchased to a long time. These girls and guy can sure get you moving. The harmonies are amazing, so much better than The Donnas or any other "girl" band out there, right now. The lead singer can actually sing!! My favorite songs are "Confrontation" and "The more you laugh". This is definately one to add to you collection. Submitted by a reviewer (Dallas, tx usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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