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CMU Approved
Approved: Pens (SNAP Of The Day)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 13 May 2009
It’s not their most obvious point of reference, but Pens are the band that Alan Vega of Suicide would front if he were female, with their vocal delivery – though it’s obviously a woman – recalling his own but with plenty of additional fuzz. Droning, bare-basic keyboard and 1,2,3 light NY punk are the hallmarks of the most played song on their MySpace, ‘High In The Cinema’, which benefits greatly from a lack of overbearing production, giving it a scarred, distorted tone. They’re London-based for the moment but head to California with the previously tipped Graffiti Island for a couple of shows soon. Hunt them down if you can.
