UUVVWWZ News: Review: UUVVWWZ UUVVWWZ (Saddle Creek)
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Note: The Lincoln, Nebraska band’s name is pronounced “Double U, Double V, Double W, Z.” This is their debut album.
Sound: A spastic, arty hybrid of hypnotic, floating indie rock, jittery, choppy punk, chunky, hard-driving metal and lounge-like, seedy jazz. Frontwoman Teal Gardner leads the way with a mix of frenetic yelps, convulsions and howls, plus atmospheric chants and sultry croons.
Recommended: At times UUVVWWZ show they’re a viable new force that should be mentioned in the same breath as highly respected, female-fronted bands like X-Ray Spex, Sleater-Kinney and Deerhoof. But their sound is also occasionally reminiscent of one of the most...
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