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artist Bad Cop/Bad Cop
album Boss Lady
label Fat Wreck Chords
genre Punk Rock
release 2014-04-21
street 2014-04-01
encoder LAME 3.97
bitrate 320kbps
size 27.79 mb
playtime 10:16
buy http://www.fatwreck.com/record/detail/274
info http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/112
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01 My Life [ 2:22]
02 Cucumber [ 3:17]
03 Rodeo [ 3:21]
04 Asshole [ 1:16]
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ôShove your labels / weÆll flip your tables / and we wonÆt apologize / for
causing a scene.ö û Bad Cop/Bad Cop, My Life
The lyric above is essentially a mission statement for Bad Cop/Bad Cop, who
prove that the best way to battle sexist stereotypes about women in bands is
to play well, and to play hard.
With catchy hooks, three part harmonies, and a drummer who fires her ægunsÆ
harder than most of her male compatriots, Bad Cop/Bad Cop bring to mind the
æ90s heyday of chicks who actually rocked, from the snarl of The Distillers
and synchronized vocals of Dance Hall Crashers to the guitar prowess of The
Muffs and wry lyrics of Lunachicks.
All hailing from different parts of the U.S., the foursome met in Los Angeles
while playing in bands like Compton SF, The Radio Sweetheart, The DÆMaggs,
The City, Angry Amputees, and Cunt Sparrer. Eventually realizing that their
combined talents and influences would be greater than the sum of their parts,
they launched the band in 2011 and quickly became the big sisters of the DIY
punk scene, about which Jennie says ôWe have been so lucky to participate in
such a supportive, inclusive, and active scene [with] great people working
together and encouraging each other.ö
After playing at the ôLilith Bearö party during San Francisco Bear Pride
2013, they were supported and encouraged by an unlikely audience member:
NOFXÆs Fat Mike. ôAfter our set, Mike approached and said he liked all the
songs and Fat Mike decided then that he was going to do something with our
band. I almost crapped myself, and the rest is history,ö says Dee.
Now in the Fat Wreck Chords fold, look for their 7ö titled Boss Lady in the
immediate future.
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