Wild Flag: s/t
Label: Merge
The much-anticipated debut from the all-female supergroup Wild Flag (with members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and the Minders) is here, and it delivers. Carrie Brownstein and Mary Timony blend their singular voices and guitar-playing styles to create a sound that's both familiar and totally fresh, with plenty of rock and roll swagger surrounding a pop heart. Opening track "Romance" shimmies and sparkles like a Go-Go's single, while "Future Crimes" pairs Brownstein's yelpy urgency with a lively keyboard riff, and "Black Tiles" finishes things off with an energetic burst of noisy psychedelia. Overall, Wild Flag's self-titled debut is a joyous love letter to music--making it, needing it, and dancing to it all through the night.
