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Artist: Vanity Theft
Album: Get What You Came For
Label: Vigilante Music
Playtime: 34:33 min
Genre: pop
URL: http://www.vanitytheft.com
Rip date: 2011-02-09
Street date: 2011-00-00
Size: 53.01 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 203 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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All-female Ohio quartet, Vanity Theft wrapped touring for their debut ep,
Anatomy and almost immediately released their debut full-length, Get What You
Came For.
The group has drawn comparisons to the riot grrl groups of the 90s like
Sleater Kinney and L7 but in my mind, besides being an all girl group with
some sort of punk influence, Vanity Theft holds very little in common with
these groups. Instead Vanity Theft reminds me of a mixture of riot grrrl
fringe groups like Lunachicks and Le Tigre. Listening to a song like
ôTrainwreckö it is obvious that Vanity Theft is influenced by punk bands like
Lunachicks. Their harmonies and vocals are even very similar to the vocals
used by Lunachicks. But the track also has a certain dance feel to it which
is what reminds me of Le Tigre.
The bandÆs sound is pretty enjoyable to me but their lyrics let me down on
several occasions throughout Get What You Came For. A prime example is ôMy
Cup Runneth Overö. The track begins with the stanza: ôThis pounding in my
chest will be digested with a grain/of salt they couldnÆt find while
dissecting my brain/you found an avenue to course through like blood in my
veins.ö The inane rhyme scheme is only enhanced by the inane lyrics which
betrays an otherwise catchy song.
My guess is that most people will be listening to Vanity Theft for the high
energy music and not for lyrical analysis. For the most part, the quartet
puts out their catchy, hook-laden music that is easy digestible but still
delivered with some swag. It is important to remember this is their debut
album and they will hopefully grow into better lyricists
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Trainwreck ( 3:36)
02. Limb From Limb ( 3:21)
03. My Cup Runneth Over ( 3:15)
04. Rattle Rattle ( 2:56)
05. Bit By Bit ( 3:37)
06. Textbook Answer ( 3:08)
07. Anatomy ( 3:51)
08. End Scene ( 3:27)
09. Dead battery ( 3:16)
10. Missing Teeth ( 4:06)
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