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Olive's Army

"She Cooks! She Shops! She Rocks!"

And rocks well, I say, on this sensibly packaged, tastefully done album of upper middle-class career women pop rock. This effort from Trophy Wife is loaded with high-octane power pop and plenty of sneering punk sung by a self-labeled "chick singer."

The appeal of this album is in the awesome blend of power pop, humorous punk, and wobbly spaceship sounds, or "galactic guitar" as the band puts it. The fourteen songs deal with self-examination, the mysteries of life, and junk food.

That's a good enough punk trinity, no? But let's let the songs speak for themselves: "Alien" is an all-out interstellar battle of waa-waa and fuzz. "Am I Real" is a psychedelic pop odyssey through someone's tortured mind and keeps saying "get over it, get over it..." I found "Am I Real" to be exceptionally groovy. "On Fire" is another power-guitar journey over a passion-drenched desert at sundown. It's hot..."Bad Girls" is a classic power pop jump-up-and-downer about, well, bad girls and how they rule the world. It's the most addictive song on the album, you can't escape the wobbly organs! "American" is a near-punk tribute to the majesty of being an American -- make room! You fast-track superwomen out there will appreciate the power pop paean, "Martha Stewart." On the junk food side, there's even a punk homage to tasty snacks!

What bands are you listening to at the moment?
Radiohead    cake    Beck         Portishead
tori amos    Bach    David Bowie

Do you prefer to play in the studio or live gigs? both - I even like band rehearsals

Describe your sound. I always hate that question!

Where can people come and see you play?
Miami -->    Rose's Bar, Tobacco Road, Power Studios

What do you like about being a part of 25 Records? It's based in another country

What are most of your songs about? (love, partying, political, beer, etc.) All different:

Science fiction
Inner conflict
Love
Ridiculousness

Give us an interesting story that happened either at a gig, or while writing or recording a song.
The best was when a previous bass player was holding his bass + he tripped over his cable + fell on his face. I couldn't help but laugh!

Do you play any weird or unusual instruments? My guitarist plays the thuramin

Have you been in other bands? Yes - I was a member of Natural Causes - Sadly it ended that way!

Do you have any interesting stories involving the police or breaking the law? ( That we can post on the site) Actually, during a rehearsal, a cop stopped by just to listen - he liked the songs.

Feel free to contact any of the bands at 25 Records anytime for interviews/Band features/ gig info etc. at: 25 Records 60 Tollard Close, Poole, Dorset, BH12 2AU, England.