It's Serious

posted in: Artist Features • By Genres • Rock

Girl In A Coma came together in high school over a mutual love of the Smiths (thus the name), but it was arguably Joan Jett, not Morrissey, who sealed their fate by introducing them to their first real wave of success. The San Antonio group was signed by Jett to her label, Blackheart Records, after catching a show at The Knitting Factory. Now with two records and national tours with Cyndi Lauper, Tegan and Sara, and (OMG!) Morrissey under their belt, these three grrrls are just hitting a full gallop. Here’s what the fuss is about: stylized rock with punk underpinnings, big distortion and the feline yowl of singer Nina Diaz. Static Mind is your slap-in-the-face introduction. Guitars chug and send up a wall of fuzz, drums keep a relentless rock steady beat, and Diaz chews off her lyrics and spits them out at you”making each word sound exotic. Their Cell is more of a twisted, unchained melody¦ unpredictable, sexy and dangerous. It’s a far cry from the asexual, sardonic musings of Morrissey, but that might be why you’ll like it.