SXSW Record Reviews
Pleasers
"Reject Teen" b / w "Judy", and "Leading Me On" b / w "Here Comes My Girlfriend" (Southpaw)
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Fri., March 18, 2016
Translation of the Pleasers' self description as "loner punk": rough power pop for the biker colors generation. Hotel Vegas booker Ben Tipton heads the local trio on bass, initial single "Reject Teen" gunning like a Ramones demo atop less distortion and more callow vocals. That continues for the "Leading Me On" 45 whilst flashing more evidence of some heavy Exploding Hearts influence. There's an occasional ironic wink-and-grin faux innocence built into their DNA that's slightly disingenuous, but the rawk counts. (Wed., 10pm, Hotel Vegas Patio)
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