Alright, let’s go back to summer 2008. I was playing ultimate frisbee with some friends, when a good chum of mine popped a recording of The Ladies into a CD player. It was exactly what I wanted to hear just then – and what I repeatedly played for the remainder of those warm months. I had forgotten all about their 2006 album They Mean Us, until I was scouring through my itunes trying to find something to introduce to dailybeatz. Rob Crow (Pinback) and Zach Hill (Hella, Team Sleep) make up the energetic, rough-pop group, The Ladies. It’s noisy, catchy and fast paced. Zach Hill takes over the tracks with his drumming (yep, that’s him playing all by his lonesome) and Rob Crow’s voice compliments the sound perfectly. Since the tracks are all pretty short- under three minutes or so, here are a few to check out.
(Side note: Want to hear really noisy, ridiculous music that is made by Zach Hill, Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), and sometimes Joanna Newsom? Search for some tunes by Nervous Cop)
