2013-03-04
What I expected from a band called The Virgins was hard core garage rock. What I got was mid-tempo rock that consists of male vocals, sometimes with vocal harmonies, fronting guitar, drums, and bass to make mildly entertaining rock and roll. While this is fine for a listen, it offers nothing to make me want to come back for more. Strike Gently is this New York band's second full-length release and the fact that it's on Julian Casablancas' Cult Records might be the most intriguing thing about it. Rebecca Ruth
Jeb Loy Nichols
Now Then
MATTHEW RYAN
From a Late Night High Rise in Paris
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
The Age of the Understatement
THE VIRGINS
Strike Gently
Jill Sobule
California Years
NIKKA COSTA
Pro Whoa
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