Apple Betty – Let’s Play

guitarlover — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:28:41 +0000

At their best — “Pollution,” and “Stagnant,” — Apple Betty remind me strongly of the garagey side of Barbara Manning: tuneful and gritty, with lyrics that will insult no one’s intelligence. At their worst — “Full Inside,” and the unlisted no-bonus track “Sweatpant Boner,” — they play the “we’re cute women, and we we sing raunchy tunes, so we’ll get a lot of attention from the male-dominated music media” card. I hate that card, I wish I could expunge it from the deck.

At a recent show, I thought they played another hated card, “we’re cute women, so we don’t have to play very well, but all the males will still swoon.”

On the other hand, the silk-screen-look packaging of this EP is gorgeous.

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Apple Betty – Let’s Play