London-based progressive power-punk trio Alien Chicks willl surely raise some eyebrows when they treat their audience to the jazz-tinged Dairylea and I've Become A Palm Tree, the admirable odd ones out on their new Forbidden Fruit EP. Lucky for them their fans are used to the quiet-loud-quiet approach that pops up in most of their songs, but not reaching the "loud" part will take them by suprise.
If anything, this trio is about taking risks, with Donkeyhead handed out as a business card to open minded music lovers, channeling the Dead Kennedys, Rage Against the Machine and Primus in one big swoop. Punk as a genre laughed at the rules, so throwing in anything that took their fancy is in perfect sync with that attitude.
Alien Chicks:
Josef Lindsay: guitar, vocals
Stefan Parker-Steele: bass
Martha Daniels: drums, backing vocals
Forbidden Fruit is released via Hideous Mink Records & SO Recordings.
Tracks:- Donkeyhead
- Babe
- Dairylea
- Mr Muscle
- I've Become A Palm Tree
- Say Fish
- 05/11 The Lanes, Bristol, UK
- 05/17 The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
- 06/26 Wishing Well, Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
- 06/27 Strummerville, Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
- 07/09 Hex Post Festival, Paris, France
- 07/10 La Bellevilloise, Paris, France
- 07/25 Festival de la Mer, Landunvez, France
- 08/02 Klangtherapie Festival, Plankenfels, Germany
- 08/24 Future Now Festival, Birkenhead, UK
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