KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN

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Rock ‘n’ roll and drag share a long history ”during the age of glam metal things got pretty sexy between the two. Just ask New York Dolls. Then, with arrival of Marilyn Manson, the relationship just stopped being fun and started getting weird. So it’s nice to come across a band that’s not afraid to put on some wedding dresses and tear through the streets like a pack of hirsute brides, but who definitely aren’t looking for a long term relationship with their feminine side. In fact, if Readymade Breakup is bending anything, it’s genre, not gender.

If you only listened to Back to the Bubble, a gritty little scorcher that comes out like a kick to the teeth, you’d think Readymade Breakup was bluesy garage band accustomed to playing behind chicken wire.  Same thing with Honey You Might Be Right. But then you’d be neglecting to consider the excellent One By One, which bears a passing resemblance to Tom Petty’s Running Down A Dream in the beginning but then breaks into an epic power rock chorus that leaves Running choking on its dust. There’s also Starting to End with its salvo of wiry guitars ”a soaring power pop gem that’ll make the bands on Fueled By Ramen jealous. So, yeah, it’s nearly impossible to stick a label on Readymade Breakup. Which is great, cause sometimes labels are (ahem) a drag.