Backed up by Golden Age Precursor and a sprawling SPC ECO remix of the title track; Serious Radical Girls presents Panda Riot's first new material since 2010's Far & Near EP - and boy do they deliver.
Bursting with the innocence of high school power-pop, Serious Radical Girls has a growling undertow of incendiary guitars and echoing piano loops; but it's the jubilant headrush of Rebecca Scott's vocals that make the sound so utterly charming.
It's a huge return to form, and one that bodes well with a long-awaited LP, Northern Automatic Music, scheduled for release later in the year.
To pre-order your copy of Serious Radical Girls, head to Saint Marie's online store.
"Serious Radical Girls"--what a great song title! Those are definitely the kinds of girls I like! :D
ReplyDeleteI commented too early, before listening to the track. Wow, great track!! outstanding for an insatiable shoegaze eater such as myself. I am now looking eagerly forward to the full length!
ReplyDeleteNow I've listened to all the tracks, and they are all great!
ReplyDeleteApparently they have a full-length from 2007 called She Dares All Things. Have you heard it Jonny?
I haven't heard She Dares All Things. I only really picked up on Panda Riot when Far & Near came out. I'll have to investigate!
ReplyDeleteHey Johnny, I've gone ahead and ordered She Dares All Things...the very *last* copy available on Amazon US!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Just in the nick of time :)
ReplyDeleteIt's here, haven't given a listen yet, will let you know!
ReplyDeleteShe Dares All Things, not surprisingly, turns out to be an excellent work of dreampop & shoegaze!!!
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