Slant 6 – Soda Pop ＊ Rip Off LP

Slant 6 – Soda Pop ＊ Rip Off LP

"Some bands and some albums hit a bunch of my musical sweet spots at once.

1990s punk rock that’s a balance of aggressive and melodic (with a nice little dusting of grunge): check. Compelling female vocals (in this case an all female lineup that includes Myra Power, Christina Billotte, and Marge Marshall): check. A sound that feels a little bit Elastica, a little bit Veruca Salt, with a little Distillers-y twist, perhaps?

Check, check, check-ety out Slant 6’s Soda Pop * Rip Off. Also, as aside: great album title.

Soda Pop * Rip Off is the kind of album that’s remarkably consistent and just about any track will give a very quick and very good audio example of what Slant 6 is capable of throwing down.

I get more into “Love Shock” every time I listen to it. There’s a little Bleach-era Nirvana in the grunge-y opening bass line, before guitar (which has a tone to it that always makes me think of Elastica) and vocal harmonies (that always make me think of Veruca Salt). It’s purposely restrained with a perfectly sludge-y tone that all works well together." - Eric Berlin / Pop Thruster