The New Scheme #4

PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES self-titled CD

The four songs here are the first released by thus new band that is sort of a Seattle all star team. There are members of Murder City Devils, Kill Sadie, and Death Wish Kids represented here, and it shows. This music is rhythmically similar to Kill Sadie, though a bit more straight forward than you might expect considering this band's resume. The songs are a good mix of styles, though Andrea's well sung vocals give it a definite melodic edge. The vocals themselves are really solid, and sound quite a bit like Allison from Discount (which is certainly a compliment). This music is aggressive, though still bouncy and melodic. The drumming is aggressive, while the guitars switch from bar chords to intricate scales in almost every song. The combination of the two elements makes for a good collision of a few different things that are easier to pigeon hole than the end result. Though this is only four songs, it demonstrates a surprising amount of versatility considering the length of the record, and the age of the band itself. If this is the first thing Pretty Girls Make Graves has recorded, I'm looking for big things from them if this does become more than a side project. And since all the bands the members used to be in are over, hopefully it will become a full time band.