The Coathangers: Scramble

"'I think at this point in reality, if you’re an aware being, you can’t help but to be a feminist,' Candice Jones, keyboardist for The Coathangers, tells me over the phone. But the all-female rock band makes a point of avoiding any overtly political stance, despite their suggestive name. 'We’re not trying to preach to anybody or anything like that,' Jones says. 'We just do what we want to do.' ... It can be difficult, though, to ignore the message of female empowerment that the band’s lyrics, image and sound send. These four women from Atlanta ... offer a sound that is reminiscent of fellow Georgian band the B-52s. ... Listening to the band’s dynamic mix of sounds and beats, as in 'Bobby Knows Best' (off 2009’s Scramble), you feel like Alice in Wonderland, trapped in a[n] absurd(ist) world — one which their lyrics encourage you to face head-on. Armed with tongue-in-cheek humor and a bring-it-on attitude, The Coathangers aren’t afraid of anything" (Adriel Saporta, "Music," New Haven Advocate, 11/11/10, p. 41).

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