Warpaint
While they’ve gone through several drummers and countless sonic shifts since their West Coast start six years ago, one thing’s remained certain about Warpaint: the goose bump-producing power of their live show, which has reduced many rooms to rubble in recent years. Or at the very least, left just about everyone in attendance wondering where their jaw went. (We’ve been there before and can safely say it’s on the floor.) Which leads us to The Fool (out now on Rough Trade), the album Warpaint’s threatened to make all along. More than just a simple long-awaited debut LP, it’s a statement of purpose—a warning shot to anyone who doubted the potential of their buzz-stirring EP, 2009’s Exquisite Corpse (see: such fan favorites as “Elephants” and “Billie Holiday”). And a staggering one at that, bolstered by the incomparable chemistry of three longtime friends (vocalists/guitarists Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman, bassist/vocalist Jenny Lee Lindberg) and the piston-like drummer (Stella Mozgawa) that got the group to proclaim “where’ve you been all our lives?” after a rehearsal or two.
…more than just a simple long-awaited debut LP, its a statement of purpose…