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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Electro Glam pop shock, 26 Jul 2007
Sohodolls are:
Maya von Doll (Vox, Multinational Mongrel),
Toni Sailor (Finnish Guitarist)
Weston Doll (Portsmouth Keyboard Player), Matt `Fuzzy' Lord (double bass, bass guitar), Paul Stone (drums)
Praise for Sohodolls
"Utterly magnificent slab of haughty electro-sleaze which makes Peaches sound as predatory and erotically charged as KT Tunstall. Let them get frosty on your ass - it is winter after all."
NME [on last single `No Regrets']
"Post-feminism sex rock n roll and it's downright tasty...let's do the nasty on the dancefloor"
The Fly
SOHODOLLS release their long-awaited debut album, `Ribbed Music For The Numb Generation,' on September 3rd.
Produced by Robert Harder (Whitey, Polar Bear, Babyshambles, The Sunshine Underground) and Steve Lyon (Depeche Mode, The Cure), `Ribbed Music...' is a twelve-track trawl through an electro-tinged rock 'n' roll underworld. An album about strippers, violence, paranoia and police car chases was actually recorded in a barn in Cornwall, surrounded by horses, sheep and summer berries in bloom."
The band's eclectic influences have conspired to create a multi-textured debut: "We love rock 'n' roll, electro, glam, '77-british punk, jazz and hip hop," says Maya the bands lead singer. "All these extremes make our music ribbed. We don't fit easily into pigeon-holes - not in music and not in life. We feel our generation has been cheated. Modern life has conspired to make us dumb, numb and un-questioning. We want people to tap into their primal senses again: lust, anger, love, fear, compassion, happiness and humour. Lyrically and musically the songs on this album express all of these feelings and instincts."
And the band's favourite tracks? "'My Vampire' is one," says Toni, "with its hypnotic dubby bass, twangy guitars and haunting vocals. `Trash The Rental' is Asbo Glam Punk for both narcissistic glam rockers and chavs. It's a racy joy ride through London with the police on our tails. There are some nasty guitars, ballistic synths and antagonising vocals. Finally we all especially love `I'm Not Cool' - an electro/rockabilly/old jazz track. It's basically Marilyn Monroe having the Stray Cats and Soft Cell over for dinner."
Other highlights include anthemic new single, `Right And Right Again' (out August 20), last year's acclaimed `No Regrets' ("a flamboyant homosexual marriage between Dr Dre and Marc Almond," said Maya at the time) - and longstanding club favourite `Prince Harry'. Not to mention the rather seminal debut `Stripper'.
Some History
Sohodolls' first two singles caused enough of a stir to reach #7 and #'12 in the UK indie charts. These were followed by last year's classic `Stripper', which won acclaim everywhere from The Fly to Clash and NME. They just played the O2 Wireless festivals in Hyde Park and Leeds supporting The Klaxons and Daft Punk - at both their shows the XFM tent was rammed to the hilt. Next they'll be playing the Secret Garden Festival. There'll be a brief break before they embark on their 5th but most extensive headline UK tour in the autumn. Previously the band supported She Wants Revenge on a UK tour, played to packed out venues in Berlin and Cologne as part of British Music Week, performed at Hugh Heffner's Playboy party in Moscow and the Big Issue's 15th Anniversary Concert at the Shepherd Bush Empire.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous electro-glam for those who like their music a little dark and dirty, 24 Sep 2007
I saw the Soho Dolls at the Whitby goth festival in April and have been waiting impatiently for this ever since. It has not disappointed. For the reviewer who doubted their ability to reproduce this sound on stage, well, I think you ought to have checked them out before writing that because they are explosive live. I was totally blown away by them and this cd has all the tracks I fell for on the first hearing (how many bands does that happen with?) and a few extra, all good, some great on the first hearing, some that I can tell will grow on me. Its punchy, with great guitars, strong rhythms, a lot of synth and Maya's voice sliding over it all, sometimes purring, sometimes almost shouting. Go over to their myspace page and check out the sound for yourself, you won't be disappointed.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Weak debut from strong singles band, 3 Oct 2007
Now this was quite a disappointment: after aseries of really great singles, the Soho Dolls have apparently re-recorded them with a new keyboardist: I think she was called Ana Von Doll or whatever and the intro to the excellent single Stripper has been changed to remove her name. Strange. Also the sound does not seem as strong even on the singles. This was a very promising band. I am not saaying this is bad, it still is a good collection of songs but it pales compared to what it should have been.
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