Beware Fashionable Women
by Robert Pyon
Have you heard of Beware Fashionable Women? If you don't know the name now, you will in a few weeks. The band, based out of Los Angeles, has just put the finishing touches on their self-titled debut album, set to be released later this summer. Their music is a melting pot of genres and artists, making it difficult to define their sound. If you like early Weezer, the complex vocal harmonies of The Beach Boys, the pop bliss of They Might Be Giants, and the lyrical depth of The Eels, chances are you'll like Beware Fashionable Women-- BFW, to their fans.
The album opens with Rock Bottom, a delightful mixture of airy pop and driving rock. Rock solid drumming and insistent bass lines anchor this song, providing extra punch to the vocals and guitar. The guitars are bewitching. At one moment, they can shimmer and have an ethereal air. In the next moment, they crash and thunder. This is one of the hardest songs on the album, guaranteed to set your teeth on edge.
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