American Thighs

by Veruca Salt

Overview

With their thin, singsong vocals and fuzzed-out guitars, Veruca Salt may sound like the Breeders and the Pixies, but lack either band's talent for inverting pop conventions or taste for the bizarre. What Veruca Salt has instead is a raw talent for simple, infectious pop songs; the result is a surprisingly fresh fusion of alternative pop and bubblegum. Nina Gordon and Louise Post try hard to inject meaning into the sweet, distorted rush of "Seether," but all that sticks is the infectious melody and crushing guitars. That also applies to the slower songs, from the enchanting lust of "Spiderman '79" to "Forsythia," which is too close to the Breeders' Pod for comfort. But musically, American Thighs is surprisingly satisfying; it's a pure pop album masquerading as the next big thing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2014
Label:	Minty Fresh
UPC:	0796627000713
Rank:	24023

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Veruca Salt   Primary Artist
Christian Lane   Vocals (Background)
Louise Post   Guitar,Vocals
Nina Gordon   Guitar,Vocals
Jim Shapiro   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Steve Lack   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Brad Wood   Producer,Engineer
Louise Post   Composer
Nina Gordon   Composer
Jim Shapiro   Composer