Leamington Spa's The Rrrs release their debut double A side single 'My Valentino/ Forbidden Kiss' this week and thus far the response seems to have been, well, mixed to say the least.
Much of the furor surrounds Singaporean vocalist Sharliza's vocal style. Leaping through her register like we don't even know what, she somehow simultaneously massacres, yet makes, every second of the single. Without her it's hard to imagine if the band would be memorable at all. The rest of The Rrrs make a fine racket in the vein of Los Campesinos! et al (plenty of 'woos' and all that) but everything hangs on Sharliza's vocal acrobatics and as quick as the first track is over another begins.
The Rrrs are frantic, up-tempo and great fun but more importantly, they divide opinion. And all the best bands do that don't they?
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