Live Review from CD 5 Launch Party B:
Setlist:
1. Killer Heels
2. Ino Uno
3. Curiosity
4. The F Song
5. Let it Burn
6. Clair
7. The Lie
Who Shot Holga? Offered the first decent band name of the evening and the blissful simplicity of drums, bass and guitar. Two things to take away: First, the power of a good drummer to hold everything together in small room with imperfect sound. In this case the drummer was a stand in, but I’d say “keep him.” Second, the capacity of a perfectly distorted guitar to evade the descriptive powers of an amateur reviewer. Let’s just say it was a perfect mix of crunchy and chewy, and a perfect match for the squeaky vocals.
With fast songs played fast, Who Shot Holga? generated the most energy of the evening and as such were the most satisfying band by far. My favourite was the song about f**king (I think that’s what she said), which ended much too quickly. How apt.
– Paul Mottram
Live Review from Girls with Guitars 4:
Setlist:
1. More
2. Got a Thing
3. Killer Heels
4. Ino UNO
5. What You Said
6. Let it Burn
7. The F Song
8. Clair
Next on was the “2/3 chick rock” of WSH – I don’t know what that means, but I do know that they’re wonderfully bluesy in a very unpretentious way, and their songs have riffs with massive bottom-ends (not often you get to say that about a band whose primary songwriter is female). It’s a result of singer/guitarist Tilly’s natural sound, which naturally tends towards the Chrissie Hynde style of upbeat blues-influenced American rock. Her lyrics, like her stage presence, are quirky and endearing, and she’s always fun to watch. Again, the mix was not kind to their sound at all, but the songs’ natural effervescence helped them counter that to a great degree. Bassist Marie is really solid, and drummer Martin’s style allows him to play some really cool fills while remaining in the proverbial pocket.
The drums were miked way too loud on More, and that nearly ruined the sharp, angular chords set against the archetypal 60s rock texture. After this was fixed, Got a Thing continued in the same vein but sounded much better. However, the song is composed in a manner that the chorus is sung on the very periphery of Tilly’s vocal range; this inherently means that there will be times that the execution will lack, and unfortunately that night was one of those times. Let it Burn had another heavy riff that sounded almost like a Troggs song, and it highlighted the side of Tilly’s vocal style that sounds like early-Blondie Debbie Harry. Hopefully this band will go far by building on these strengths, ‘cause I would love to see these guitar-laden girls for a long time.
– Shashwati Kala
Who Shot Holga是一隊很年輕的3人組合，包括主音兼結他手Tilly、低音結他手及和音的Marie及鼓手Martin，單張介紹他們演出的音樂是2/3 Chick Rock。她們的音樂節奏感很強，帶點玩樂及調皮的風格，這令人想起搖滾是屬於青春，而青春也是屬於搖滾的感覺，Who Shot Holga便給人有這樣的感覺。
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