Vox Amps | 4 years ago
Palmyra Delran is inciting espionage. “Come Spy With Me” is an invitation to come for the ride & listen to the record with me,” says the trash-pop maven of her album on Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records.
The New Yorker (via Philadelphia) w/ a penchant for mod & Vespa scooter culture has recruited so many spies to conspire with that most tracks on this self-produced tour de force w/ backing band The Doppel Gang (Michael Lynch, Mark Brotter, Bob Wojciechowski) boasts one or more guests. Blondie’s Debbie Harry lends vocals, & contributions abound from an array of punk, garage & power pop demigods: Kim Shattuck (Muffs), Cáit O’Riordan (Pogues), rock pioneer Genya Ravan (with a cover of ’70s girl-rockers Fanny), Ben Vaughn, Peter Zaremba (Fleshtones), Paul Collins (Paul Collins’ Beat), Eddie Muñoz (Plimsouls), “Speedie” John Carlucci (Fuzztones), & Little Steven himself.
The songs on Spy tend toward relationship stories. “They’re not necessarily mine – I like to eavesdrop,” Palmyra admits. “Even a little snippet of random conversation can turn into a set of lyrics… It’s about connecting. It’s gotta make you laugh, cry or think. Maybe even at the same time!”
Last year birthed supergroup The Coolies. Uh Oh! It’s The Coolies sets an irreverent tone from title to six raucously melodic tracks on this debut benefit EP from Wicked Cool Records by a trio of ladies renowned in indie, punk & garage rock.
The Coolies is Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras) w/ Melanie Vammen (The Pandoras, formerly of The Muffs) & Palmyra Delran (The Doppel Gang, ex-Friggs). Performed as their alter egos Kimba Coolie, Melimba Coolie & Palimba Coolie, the six songs zip by in 15 min. of sonic bliss.
The band & label raised over $15K & donated all proceeds to ALS Association Golden West Chapter in tribute to Kim Shattuck, who passed in Oct of 2019 after a battle with the disease.
When she’s not writing, recording or touring, Delran brings the rock to the people as host of Palmyra’s Trash-Pop Shindig on Little Steven’s Underground Garage channel, Sun. mornings 8am-12pm EST, & Wed & Thurs evenings 8pm on SiriusXM. “I get to unleash the geek & not just bore my friends with music facts!”
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