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First comes a rolling drum pattern straight out of a surf-movie soundtrack. Then comes a cat-scratch guitar figure that's full of raw insinuation. And then come the thick harmony vocals, like the taunting of bad girls zooming down the street with the top down. Finally, with a snap, it all comes together, and "Pretty Girl" takes shape as an all-out assault that concludes a handful of moments later in a blur of sweat, swagger and sass. Welcome to the sound of Antigone Rising live. While the New York City band's new concert disc may at first seem whimsical‹the title, SaY iT! an-TIG-uh-nee, is a helpful tip for the phonetically challenged‹the album actually is all business, in the best way. Throughout the 16 tracks, which were recorded last year at New York's the Bitter End, the all-female quintet show off their myriad strengths: They write killer songs, play like they just went down to the crossroads and made a deal with you-know-who, and sing with an alluring blend of grace and stamina. SaY iT! features a smart assortment of faves from previous discs and previously unreleased tracks, with flavors ranging from balls-out rock to lyrical balladry to scorching mid tempo grinding. So in addition to such Antigone standbys as "Pretty Girl," "Choke" and "Run for Your Life," the album has a saucy cover of Queen's "Fat Bottom Girls" and two tracks written by Chris Trapper, from frequent Antigone stage mates the Pushstars. (One of the Pushstars tracks, "Sofcurry's Room," features Antigone front woman Cassidy's singing at its most poignant and exposed.) SaY iT! offers a boisterous complement to this fabulous band's already impressive recorded output. -----Peter Hanson Check out the artist's website: http://www.antigonerising.com Track List: 1. Right or Wrong 2. Messiah Girl 3. Run For Your Life 4. 7th Day 5. She Lived Here 6. Sofcurrie's Room 7. Storybook Romance 8. Oblivious 9. Bloodshot 10. Pretty Girl 11. Broken 12. Bitter Song 13. Better 14. Choke 15. Fat Bottom Girls 16. Waiting, Watching, Wishing Other Genres:
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