Post Punk and Shoegaze are genres that have found a fertile ground in the DNA of the NYC scene (in particular the Brooklyn DIY one). Locals LADY blend the two genres in their recent EP ‘The Washer,’ which ranges from slow and almost introspective to bouncing-off-the-walls energetic. With songs like “Things Are Wrong” and “Creatures of the Night” you get a progressive build up of reverb laden guitars and distant pleading vocals, speckled with intense cymbal crashes and the steady pulsing of drums. Then in contrast you have “Chuta” and “Can’t Stay,” which give you a high octane punch right off the bat with the jittery, energetic guitars rolling along thunderous drum beats, and vocals that sound like hot wax slowly dripping over the composition. If you wish to give into these guys’ wondrous sonic assault don’t miss them this Sunday, 2.28, at Palisades, with Dumb Wolves and Fraidycat. Check out their track "Things Are Wrong" below.
– Adriana S Ballester