Life’s a riot with former Kathleen Hanna, the most important member of the entire riot grrrl movement not named Sleater or Kinney. Back when she lead Bikini Kill (great name by the way) she wrote “Rebel Girl”, one of the best songs of the 90s and while I was never as big a fan of her next band Le Tigre, she was still awful hard to deny, right?
So whenever she makes an appearance it is news, and hot on the heels of her new documentary “The Punk Singer” arrives news of a new band, “The Julie Ruin” named after her first solo album and a new album dropping September 3rd (James Murphy remixes one track so I guess dance is in their future and a new single “Oh Come On” (see below) which I for one really like. It sounds very much like Bikini Girl with Kathleen’s patented squeal and a fast banger of a sound.
Here’s more info from the press release: “Run Fast, the album will be released September 3rd via TJR Records, distributed via Dischord and features Kathi Wilcox on bass (Bikini Kill bandmate), Kenny Mellman on keys (’Kiki and Herb’), Carmine Covelli on drums (actor, filmmaker and musical juggernaut) & Sara Landeau on guitar (met Kathleen mentoring at Rock Camp for Girls.)”
There is also a tour on the horizon and it should be worth the effort for sure.