Another female-fronted band from Brooklyn? Why not! I love this demo so much, it's ridiculous. An amazing combination of psychedelic/garage-rock/pop-punk. The band formed in October of 2010 and consists of Jess Poplawski (Cool Intentions), Holly Overton (Feather and Folly), and Diana Potakh (Big Fun). This debut cassette was released in December. With influences like T-Rex, Cock Sparrer, Motorhead, CCR, and the Kinks, how could you go wrong? My favorite tracks from this are definitely "Daughters and Sons" and their cover of "Fortunate Son". I have been a John Fogerty/CCR fan since my dad introduced me to them as a kid, and I don't like CCR covers easily! However, the rough and raw instrumentals and the girls' awesome voices really give the song a new sound. It bothers me when bands just cover songs to cover them, and because they aren't lyrically creative enough to be original - this is not the case with American Sun, it's clear that they are only attempting to pay homage to a band that I am sure they also grew up listening to, and they really do make it their own.
Get a solid copy of the demo cassette for five dollars by e-mailing Jess at jess.poplawski@gmail.com, and/or download it from the link below.
They also remind me a little of an all-female noise/punk Brian Jonestown Massacre. So, if you like the sound of that, or any of the bands aforementioned, definitely give these girls a listen, I highly doubt that you'll regret it.
Sneak Peek of what's to come. Practice recording of "Little Devil".
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