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March 01, 2005
Jibber Jabber
The Hot Springs - Bacteria
Via Canada, mostly Montreal. This is maybe the best straight-ahead rock song I've heard since Babyshambles' "Killamangiro", and that song is just unstoppable- but, but, but, there's a lot of tenderness in 'Bacteria' as well, which makes it even more remarkable. The Hot Springs will go far, if there's any justice.
A kick drum makes evil beats at the start, and then some dispatches from distorted and clean guitars, subsequently joined by Giselle's vocals, which are shiny and hot. At 1:13 watch out for a bass and drums love-in, so good and smooth. 2 minutes and 18 seconds long, all told, nothing in this song is around for long enough to grow stale. On to the lyrics: Giselle talks about the inevitable biological effluvia that you notice when you're around a person long enough, and the fact that even those human shortcomings are in some way terribly moving. "Your slime/your skin/I love you and your bacteria", is the decision she reaches, but check out her subtle observations- "white stuff/is wrapped around the corners/yeah of your mouth/and after you take a sip/a string of spit appears", or "and what grows inside your navel/shares properties with cheese/yeah Camembert". Is there any other band out there that sounds like a more intense Yeah Yeah Yeahs that also drops the name of a french cheese into their songs? I think not.
The Hot Springs haven't released anything yet, but this song and another (the unbelievable 'Cacodisco' which just bleeds dancey energy- available on their website) are from their forthcoming "Rock Partouze" (Rock Orgy, translated), which comes out on March 26th, and which you'll hopefully be able to buy from Cheap Thrills.
Posted by matt at March 1, 2005 08:00 AM