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"I
have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.
I've always liked to sing noises since I was little, but then again everybody's
like that. But with writing songs - I have actually learned to talk and
express myself in lyrics and it took twenty years."
-- BJORK
Check Out Past Reviews
Venus Bleeding,
Wire Graffiti, FICTION
& Jayde
GLITTER
MINI 9 - 'Break Up at The Rock Show'
CD Review by Lisa Hayle
The women of Glitter Mini 9 make us think without taking themselves too seriously. This is a trio of grown-up women with lots to say and clever ways to say it. The music is angry at times, but has a sweetness that keeps it out of the super angry woman realm. The articulate 'Cuckoo' has a bite to it, and is reminiscent of Hole. 'Dreamstalker' reads like diary lyrics sung over power chords. 'Are You Bad' is simultaneously gritty and witty. You can't help but think of Liz Phair when listening to the beautiful 'Wings and Forwards.'
It's rare that a band has one compelling lead singer, let alone two. Both Poirer and Skinfill have strong and distinct voices. Skinfill's guitar parts are haunting and uncomplicated with Levias holding it down on drums. GM9's frequent use of harmonies gives the music a girly sound that is more thought provoking than inflammatory. There are enough 'ooh-ooh-ooh's' to put this group right on the edge of cute - but the songs have a depth and creativity that make them memorable.
GM9 is not a strikingly original band, but one that is engaging for its original amalgamation of elements we already like. Give a listen so you can say you knew them when.
Glitter
Mini 9 are:
Lesley Poirer - vocals, bass, songwriter
Mauri Skinfill - guitar, vocals, songwriter
Chá
Levias - drums
april 97: kismet in sth SF music classifieds. lesley and mauri
meet. love at first chord progression. presto! an indie rock band is born.
6 months laster, we open for third eye blind at the fillmore.
december 98 : 3 drummers, several boyfriends and 1000 cocktails later, we get a rad drummer, Chá, for keeps.
1999: things are looking up. we're invited to lots of music festivals and radio shows on the west coast. a little dazed by the biz, but happy. lesley gets an audition for the bass spot in hole. mauri sings backing vocals on 3eb's 'blue'. dreamworks didn't sign us. we record 'break-up at the rock show'.
2000: we land an sfx stadium tour opening for the likes of 3eb and duran duran. what the hell. we tour the east coast. enter the manager from L.A., she means business. we spend the fall showcasing in hollywood. whirlwind trips up and down I-5 take us away from work, school and friends. we get commercial radio play and listen, amazed, as the sound of our band pipes out of the portable stereo in our rehearsal space on night.
2001: we play the warped tour. mtv picks up 'dreamstalker' for 'undressed and sausage factory'. mauri makes the pages of guitar player mag. lesley's hair is blue. we get tapped for a pbs documentary by indie filmmaker Kuang Lee. summer is a recording studio with no available daylight. in the fall we loan mauri out to preston school of industry for their 6 week tour. as winter sets in, we slave towards a full-length album for spring 2002 release. a little surprised we've made it this far. fuck it. who wants some?
