Pure, raw sugar and ferocity describes their sound. The all girl trio from Raleigh, N.C. pound out old school punk chords with catchy hooks, L7 crossed with Veruca Salt. ‘Meant to Fit’ mixes a straightforward guitar riff and a catchy chorus, mixing up grinding guitar with nasally sweet vocals.
‘Past Life’ is the opposite, acoustic strumming and fuzzed out guitar with deeper vocals. A drawer full of memories/Pictures of a younger me smiles masking strife/Pictures of another us/Evidence of a past life. A slower track that comprises a moody and reflective narrative of time lost and people removed, Take your time/stay within the lines…it always hurts now you’re gone. The song is later complimented by low key electric guitar.
‘Inside Out’ is a shotgun ride out of town, a repeating guitar riff and sometimes snarling vocals, Inside out and broken bones/Inside and shattered hope/Now I know I’m never coming home. Then there’s the realization of ‘Only One,’ of being yourself in a relationship.
The band seems intent in making old school rock mixed with pop flourishes. The music is straight up and slightly tongue-in-cheek, vocals that contradict the music’s raw power or the band’s name with umlauts above and below the letter O and C like Shout at the Devil era Motley Crue.
- Brian Tucker
Myspace.com/powdercakeband
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