City lights, my dear...

I've been waiting for Magneta Lane to come out with a full album for over a year! I discovered them on a Vice DVD last spring - their low-budget video for their first single, The Constant Lover. Now, Magneta Lane is not for everyone! Keep in mind that I have a weakness for chick bands and the lead singer, Lexie's voice is sublimely deep and rich - a quality that even the better produced new album cannot quite capture.

I saw them for the first time at the Horseshoe on Thursday - $10 for 40 minutes of pure dancy chick rock'n'roll! They were poised and had that confident fuck-you attitude that all female rock artists should strive to perfect. In the case of Magneta Lane, I think they were born like that.

Oh I'm so in love with them! I've listened to their new album twice already and was not too impressed with the first half because they sound a little overproduced - Lexie's beautiful voice gets lost in the layers and distortions, but there are a couple of tracks near the end that stays true to the raw beauty of their first EP. Wow! I sound like a music geek! They're not perfect though, because their lyrics are still pretty weak - reflecting their age (them being around my age and me being only 22 years old). But they have so much talent and potential! I could not imagine it in myself, though song-writing is definately on my list of things To-Do.

Speaking of things To-Do, check out this site. I only have one Thing on my list right now (painting), but when I have more time (i.e. when school is finally fucking finished), I'll do more writing of lists and blogging of ideas. I miss being creative.

City lights, my dear...

I've been waiting for Magneta Lane to come out with a full album for over a year! I discovered them on a Vice DVD last spring - their low-budget video for their first single, The Constant Lover. Now, Magneta Lane is not for everyone! Keep in mind that I have a weakness for chick bands and the lead singer, Lexie's voice is sublimely deep and rich - a quality that even the better produced new album cannot quite capture.

I saw them for the first time at the Horseshoe on Thursday - $10 for 40 minutes of pure dancy chick rock'n'roll! They were poised and had that confident fuck-you attitude that all female rock artists should strive to perfect. In the case of Magneta Lane, I think they were born like that.

Oh I'm so in love with them! I've listened to their new album twice already and was not too impressed with the first half because they sound a little overproduced - Lexie's beautiful voice gets lost in the layers and distortions, but there are a couple of tracks near the end that stays true to the raw beauty of their first EP. Wow! I sound like a music geek! They're not perfect though, because their lyrics are still pretty weak - reflecting their age (them being around my age and me being only 22 years old). But they have so much talent and potential! I could not imagine it in myself, though song-writing is definately on my list of things To-Do.

Speaking of things To-Do, check out this site. I only have one Thing on my list right now (painting), but when I have more time (i.e. when school is finally fucking finished), I'll do more writing of lists and blogging of ideas. I miss being creative.