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Sexy dance-rock from Canada, anyone? controller.controller deliver swaggering post-punk that is dark and mesmerizing, strongly due to the sheer presence of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, who draws you in and tears you apart. She sounds more than a little like Andrea Zollo of Pretty Girls Make Graves; her sultry, uber-hot contributions can prick even the coldest of hearts, laid down upon angular guitars and throbbing bass lines and more than enough high hat to last you for the next three months. Equally at home next to PIL, Interpol, and the Rapture, this band is threatening the disco-punk movement of the last year or so with its eminently danceable and extraordinarily catchy anthems, perfect for darkened rooms full of strangers and cold neon lights. Now close your eyes and get moving.
controller.controller - History
controller.controller - Silent Seven
controller.controller - Watch
Official controller.controller site. Buy the History EP from Maple Music or Amazon.
Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.18.05 at 2:55 PM
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Controller Controller just played a double bill in London with DFA 1979. I'm going to go cry now.
But yes, they're fantastic. In a similar vein I'd recommend Pixeltan (the other DFA) and Les Georges Leningrad (who are more Kleenex than DFA).
Posted by: Andrea at 02.18.05 at 4:06 PM
Oh, man. Why couldn't they play when we were gonna be there? I'm crying too.
Posted by: little miss rock'n'roll at 02.22.05 at 12:21 PM
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