Raven-haired Chicago youngster MISS ALEX WHITE
and her RED
ORCHESTRA have been blasting out their
staggeringly simple, yet
sonically monolithic sound for over two years now
and developed a
dedicated following in the Midwest of the USA.
It's no coincidence
that their new album title, Space & Time, is also
one of the secrets
of their impressive sound. How they manage to fill
space within songs
with lush and satisfyingly timed tones of
rock-n-roll's bleeding
edge, in this age of constant desperation, is a
wonder to the ears.
Space & Time takes the sound and style of their
debut album and ups
the ante. Ex-CLONE DEFECTS WES KERSTENS and "FAST"
EDDIE ALTESLEBEN
and recently acquired bass player ERIC VILLA
really put this band on
the map, musically and creatively. The songs have
greater depth,
timing, and inner frustration that extends itself
through Kerstens'
lurid and devilishly delicate guitar
strangulation, and are balanced
and anchored by an amazing rhythm section. Miss
Alex's unstoppable
vocals, which seem to explode in every direction,
keep the raw
simplicity and primal forces in focus. The
influence of The Modern
Lovers, The Jesus & Mary Chain, '60s garage, and
'70s punk are all
evident here, yet the result is something very
original.
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