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Akira (defunct): I Dizzy You

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by James Moore
This the first release for Glasgow’s Akira friends of Idlewild, Peeps into Fairyland and Eska

But they’ve chosen not to be as straightforward as those bands and have gone with a mixture of riot girl and indie-rawk. Their two main musical influences are Sonic Youth and Sleater Kinney and the Sleater Kinney similarities come through as soon as 19-year-old Yvonne McClelland steps up to the mic. Her voice is practically the same as Corin’s although Yvonne doesn’t screech like a cat when she reaches the high notes.

‘I Dizzy You’ is a story of an one-sided relationship, “I do love you, do you love me too?”, the music’s very indie sounding considering their from Glasgow. ‘Don't Hate Me’ is a melancholy tale of an ex-boyfriend and how the girls coping with the split, Yvonne’s sound like she quite a confused, depressed and bitter little girl. Hopefully one day she’ll find the right man and write some cheerful lyrics to go with the upbeat indie music, although they’ll probably sound like a more complex Kenickie then, hmmm decisions, decisions.

  • Akira (defunct) 8 / 10




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