Striplight

Angular edgy, fresh not-wave artstars from London . see www.myspace.com/striplight "Android dancing with pinprick pupils. The voice may be a staccato bark, but this woman can sing, and can hold the last note like a Wagnerian decree. Guitar style is sharp-needling notes, harsh twangs and discordant chord frilling. The short decay thwacks of the drums add to impression of frantic stings, but the bass is a smooth and constant pump, zooming around the scales, pure groove.