Vixen＜Black Vinyl＞

グランジ～ガレージロックなLAインディーロック・バンド!!

LAの男女4ピース・インディーロック・バンドFOXX BODIESのニューアルバムがKILL ROCK STARSよりCD / LPリリース! 2016年に自主制作でリリースしたLP以来となるフルレングス作品で、プロデューサーにJOHN GOODMANSON (BIKINI KILL, SLEATER-KINNEY)、 ERIK BLOOD (SHABAZZ PALACES, TACOCAT)を迎えています。グランジからガレージ・ロック、サーフ・パンクをした90'S感覚溢れるバンド・サウンドが潔いです!

Though the late 2010s and early 2020s had plenty of bands reinvigorating the rebellious, feminist sounds of the 90s, few of them were as fearless as Foxx Bodies. On their second album, Vixen, the band takes on abuse, betrayal, and the hardest parts of healing with a seething but articulate rage descended not only from riot grrrl but the eras other like-minded acts. On Bad Kid, they take the loud-quiet-loud dynamics of the Breeders and Veruca Salt to their logical and noisy end as Bella Vanek wails your love is bullsh*t, and theres some that dog. in Victims Ones deceptively sweet harmonies. However, Foxx Bodies ability to put all of their pain and frustration on display is all theirs. BPD illustrates borderline personality disorder -- one of several mental health diagnoses that inform Vaneks songwriting -- by switching from straight-ahead verses to chaotic choruses; on Room, the band follows her every move as shifts from rage to pleading. While Foxx Bodies excel at fiery outbursts like the minute-long Runaway and the deadpan self-awareness of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs-esque Monsoon Surf Club, the group leaves Vixens most striking moments near the end. Hospitals loungey guitars provide an elastic backdrop for Vaneks unflinching lyrics (you lose count of the days/and you misplace your brain), while the title track traces the journey from violation at the hands of a predatory teacher to inner resilience. A portrait of a band still coming into their own, Vixen hones Foxx Bodies music to a sharper and more revealing edge. ~ Heather Phares