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DARK SNACK
(Yep Roc)
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Take the raw, bluesy grind of the White Stripes and add a voice as artless as Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley and you’d end up with something like the Yep Roc debut by Mississippi’s Moaners. Like the White Stripes, the Moaners rely on a noisy two-person attack: Melissa Swingle’s guitar blurts and squalls while Laura King’s drums keep a hard, steady beat. Above the noise, Swingle — formerly of the country band Trailer Bride — sounds jaded, slightly sassy, and ever-so-indie with her nasal delivery of lyrics about strippers and Flannery O’Connor. It’s jarring hearing her voice over such solid garage-rock riffs, but eventually the discord becomes likable. On the smart and hilarious "Terrier," Swingle sings, "Poodles are pussies," calls out her man for being "a little man that tried to bite me back," and then moans, "Get off my leg!" Dark Snack bodes well for the next album, once Swingle’s voice has been weathered by a few more shots of whiskey and a few packs of late-night cigarettes.
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