{"id":49015,"date":"2016-09-10T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=49015"},"modified":"2016-09-09T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T16:11:05","slug":"bruiser-queen-sweet-static","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/09\/10\/bruiser-queen-sweet-static\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruiser Queen: Sweet Static"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-49016\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/85-elg.jpeg?fit=300%2C300\" alt=\"85-elg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/85-elg.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/85-elg-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/85-elg-125x125.jpeg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Listening to Bruiser Queen is a lot like reading an old diary- equal parts aggressive, sensitive, and sweetly nostalgic. <em>Sweet Static<\/em> is the sophomore release from the St. Louis duo, who describe themselves as a garage-pop band that \u201cblends 21st century punk with 60s girl group shimmy.\u201d This rock\/pop feel is very well represented on this album, which has a nice slew of vintage-punk anthems interspersed with more tongue-in-cheek mid-tempo tracks. The softer numbers were some of the most unique and inventive on the release, and I found myself pulled to them over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably the most enjoyable track on the album is \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d- a haunting, soulful piece. Lead singer Morgan Nusbaum pleadingly tells the listener to \u201cjust say you love me,\u201d and her voice dips and cracks its way to a heartbreaking authenticity. However, this song avoids any unnecessary weight and the result is a danceable, sunny grunge-pop, similar to the style of \u201cHunnies\u201d from Bruiser Queen\u2019s 2012 release,<em> Swears.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other notable songs include \u201cOn the Radio,\u201d a catchy punk number, and \u201cAin\u2019t It Enough,\u201d which displays Nusbaum\u2019s unique vocal blend of punk grit and convincing emotion. This release reflects a sense of tough-girl vulnerability, a theme that has been prevalent throughout the band\u2019s career- in \u201cLate July,\u201d the phrases \u201ctoo bad all your friends disbanded,\u201d and \u201cyour fruit is rotting on the vine\u201d are sung with a slow, burning venom. This is in complete contrast to the sugary retro-pop opener \u201cTiny Heart Attack.\u201d It is this variety that makes this album so relatable- for every moment of ruthlessness, there is also a moment of sensitivity.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Gossip, The Donnas, BBQT, Bikini Kill<br \/>\nRecommended Tracks: 3 (Girl Like Me), 2 (On the Radio), 7 (Ain&#8217;t It Enough)<br \/>\nDo Not Play: n\/a<br \/>\nWritten by Allie Heiner on 09\/08\/2016 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet Static packs an enjoyable punch with all the love-sickness, aggression, and vulnerability of an old diary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15728,"featured_media":49016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[5293,4435,5295,2780,1283,5294],"class_list":["post-49015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-allie-heiner","tag-bruiser-queen","tag-garage-pop","tag-punk","tag-rock","tag-sweet-static"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/85-elg.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}