Album 13, Le Tigre "Le Tigre"
Some days you just need some riot grrrl in your ears. Le Tigre Le Tigre 1999 Lo-fi, political, feminist, uncompromising. Le Tigre, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, formerly of Bikini Kill, are all of these things and more. Happily in your face and not afraid to scream a lyric when it seems called for, Le Tigre are tired of your bullshit and have been since the late 90s. But to dismiss them as just a political act or a one trick pony definitely misses some clever verbal gymnastics and musicality. I freely admit to liking dense music, the proverbial wall of sound. But in Le Tigre, and similar bands, I do admire the ability to cut the fluff and find the minimum that is needed to create a song and make it catchy. Take the third track " What's Yr Take on Cassavetes? " the track starts with a droning guitar riff and an earnest spoken section decrying something hidden between two people and not discussed. Could it be their true feelings for each other? Then just the synth kicks...