THE FLIPSIDES
Clever One (Pink & Black Records)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Boppy, poppy punk songs with a lead singer (Sabrina Stewart) that reminds me of 80's pop divas like Pat Benatar and Blondie, some weird stylistic cross between the two. The music is tight and happy-sounding, with lots of power chords and not a lot of straying from the three-chord system that permeates pop music - the lyrics are pretty angry and snotty, which is cool, and funny enough to keep them from becoming whiney or pedantically bitchy. Kind of like hearing the Ramones with a chick singer, The Flipsides are one of the better smarty-pants college radio bands I've heard in a while.

© 2002 - Holly Day