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"Drawing comparisons in my head with both Belly and
Mooz, this all girl yankee trio have pullled out a wicked, grungy, slightly-polemical
album...Ê This won't stay on the shelf for long." "Pantsuit is a plucky, all-girl antifolk trio
headed by Nan Turner of Schwervon! The band's new The Path from
the House to the Lawn (Olive Juice) is full of jangly, ecstatic
songs that are as clever as they are whimsical." "Nan Turner is a busy lady. Not content with
being Mrs Major Matt Mason USA & one half of Schwervon! - she has
also roped Christine Murray (Bionic Finger) & Tina Harris (Danger!Giant
Ranger) into crafting this marvellously formed exercise in affecting
whimsy: Pantsuit. The Path From The House to the Lawn is a
splendid effort that demands attention like a 2 year old toddler. The
FI may be LO but the QUALITY is HI. Pantsuit shamble & stumble –
twitter & swoon. Pantsuit are drenchers of the ears & the tears
will surely flow before too long. Pansuit are a stand alone unit now
- & all the better for it. So, if yr at all bored with loud gtrs
presently filling any available ear space, then aim yr sights at either
Regina Spektor, Elizabeth Harper – or for more of that ‘group’
sound - angle yr jangle at Pantsuit. Clever cats." "Anchored by the pleading, girlish voice of
Nan Turner (who's also in the awesome antifolk duo Schwervon!), Pantsuit
play bittersweet twee-pop songs about employment woes, Queen Elizabeth,
and yes, Pantsuits." "What makes Pantsuit so appealing is their adherence
to the finer things in life, like road trips, food, cats, and functional
clothing for all seasons. The trio of singer-guitarist Nan Turner, bassist
Christine Murray, and drummer Tina Harris is all function and guilty
pleasure, like eating raw cookie dough and leftover mac 'n' cheese in
sweatpants at three in the morning... From the bluesy swing of "Alaska"
and the twee pop of "Elizabeth" to the three-chord twitterpation
of "Scarlet" and the lazy, box-wine drunk rumble of "Texas",
Pantsuit is a comfortable listen." |