Nashville, Kentucky's Be Your Own Pet hit the scene in 2006 with a rambunctious and wholly authentic nod to their idols--namely Iggy Pop, T. Rex, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The four high school dropouts, led by charismatic frontwoman Jemina Pearl, signed to Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label, quickly becoming one of the most talked about new bands of that year.
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Run a Quick Search on "Be Your Own Pet" by Be Your Own Pet to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Be Your Own Pet"Browse more products related to "Be Your Own Pet"ReviewSpin (p.82) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Pearl] dives in like she was born with her own irresistible rock-star sneer." Title NoteNot so much an album as a stampede of songs, Be Your Own Pet's first full-length serves up more of the bratty, chaotic garage/noise/pop that made the band's EPs a sensation in the U.K. Actually, it's not surprising that Be Your Own Pet found fans there early on; not only does the group have the garage rock sass that the U.K. has been partial to for most of the 2000s, it also possesses a cute but prickly vibe that's similar to British indie bands like This Is Teen-C Power!-era Bis and KaitO. Comparisons have also been made to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' early, no-holds-barred sound, and while Be Your Own Pet has only a fraction of that band's arty menace and freewheeling sexuality, BYOP's frontwoman Jemina Pearl can snarl and wail just as furiously as the YYYs' Karen O. However, when Pearl squeals "We're on two wheels, baby!" on "Bicycle Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle" or insists "I'm not sorry!" on "Bog" -- a song about taking Xanax and drowning a boyfriend -- the effect is more playful than predatory. Indeed, Be Your Own Pet is full of so much manic glee that the band just can't contain itself: Pearl kicks off the album by howling "I've never had so much fun!" on "Thresher's Flail" and shouting "We wanna be friends with you!" with so much force on "Fuuuuuun" that it sounds more like a demand than a request. The pop-rocks-and-soda sugar buzz of the band's thrashy guitars and crashing drums (and of course, Pearl's vocals) is thrilling, especially on "Wildcat!" and "Girls on TV," and underneath all the noise, there are witty and surprising lyrics throughout the album -- "Love Your Shotgun" rhymes "riot" with "room at the Hyatt." However, Be Your Own Pet's breathless, breakneck overload ends up being the band's greatest strength and weakness. Their songs are wind sprints, not marathons, and listening to a full album of them can be a little exhausting. Still, there's something transcendent in their best tantrums: "October, First Account" has a charming sense of wonder; "We Will Vacation, You Can Be My Parasol" adds some more control to BYOP's onslaughts; and the "elegant rubble" of "Adventure" shows that the band can be a little more complex and thoughtful without sacrificing any of its youthful energy. Even though Be Your Own Pet were more consistent, or maybe just easier to keep up with, on their EPs, there's still plenty of hyperactive fun (or rather, fuuuuuun) to be found here. ~ Heather Phares If You Enjoy "Be Your Own Pet (EXPLICIT) (Digipak) (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Be Your Own Pet (EXPLICIT) (Digipak) (CD)" by Be Your Own Pet (Artist)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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