Horrorpops - Hell Yeah

My initial reaction to Horrorpops was to smirk and make some snidey comment about post-Distillers post-Cramps post-Tiger-Army cliques. Then, however, I actually listened to their debut and was much more impressed than I would like to openly admit. There is something enjoyably kitsch about this band - they don't come across as taking themselves completely seriously, they just want to dress as Betty Page and/or Eraserhead and jump around onstage with their Go-Go Girls. Yes, this band has Official Go-Go Girls, and to read their lyrics you would easily mistake them for a 1950s rockabilly band.

But so what if they are every clique about the World Of Psychobilly thrown in a big pot and stirred up? If you want a band who have got their image, sound, and sense of humour perfected then look no further. Like I said, they don't appear to consider themselves the next punk rock divas - rather they've just had fun creating their own Horrorpops world that could probably be placed somewhere between a Nekromantix show, the Moulin Rouge and something Tim Burton dreamt up. If nothing else, they look incredible. Front-woman Patricia and her little duo of Go-Go Girls look better than any Suicide Girl you ever laid eyes on, and the male members could easily have walked off the set of Johnny Suede.

Though I couldn't listen to this record a lot (it may have some catchy little numbers but it sure isn't anything The Cramps or The Damned haven't done before) it is still a highly entertaining listen and worth checking out if you like slap-bass and surf guitars. In short, cliqued as it may be, The Horrorpops travelling pscyhobilly pantomime is every bit as fun as they planned it to be.

Julia
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