Volumizer's excellently titled Gaga for Gigi sounds for all the world like fellow Vancouver all-stars the New Pornographers, assuming Neko Case sang lead on every song -- and there's nothing wrong with that ideal whatsoever. Though bursting with the same hyperactive, new wave-inspired energy as the New Pornographers, Volumizer's roots extend beyond inspiration into the real deal: guitarist Rodney Graham was a member of post-punk cult favorites U-J3RK5, fellow guitarist Bill Napier-Hemy served with the Pointed Sticks (the first Canuck band signed to the seminal Stiff Records), and yet a third guitarist, Jade Blade, tenured with pioneering all-female punks the Dishrags. Gaga for Gigi is far from an exercise in nostalgia, however; frontwoman Shannon Oksanen's tart vocals possess postmodern cool, and the songs capture the bite of punk with none of the sloppiness.
Gaga for Gigi
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Gaga for Gigi Review
by Jason Ankeny
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Volumizer | 02:39 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
2 | Volumizer | 03:24 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
3 | Volumizer | 03:49 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
4 | Volumizer | 04:58 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
5 | Volumizer | 04:49 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
6 | Volumizer | 02:50 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
7 | Volumizer | 03:30 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
8 | Volumizer | 02:52 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
9 | Volumizer | 03:02 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
10 | Volumizer | 02:47 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
11 | Volumizer | 04:06 |