With dynamite vocals and fierce guitar playing, Emilee South hollers throwback rock'n'roll, with hints of rhythm and blues. South has been rockin' with an electrifying band, complete with partner-in-crime, baritone-slinging Matt Dixon. South also describes her style as partly psychedelic rock and psycho-surf. Cue American weirdo [+]
With dynamite vocals and fierce guitar playing, Emilee South hollers throwback rock'n'roll, with hints of rhythm and blues. South has been rockin' with an electrifying band, complete with partner-in-crime, baritone-slinging Matt Dixon. South also describes her style as partly psychedelic rock and psycho-surf. Cue American weirdo-rock greats The Cramps and Bikini Kill, both of whom have also made careers out of plumbing the dark subconscious underbelly of the 50's and its seamy rebel culture with their music and also take the 50's rockabilly sound and give it a groovy, psychedelic twist. Emilee South is an original and sounds like it, just placing her in a context within the musical universe as to what her sound resembles and where her musical heritage, and possibly actual influences, lie. This is ressemblent as well of the film work of David Lynch, who has also plumbed the dark underside of the 1950's both in his films and the music he chooses for them sometimes. That's not too say it's all so serious, 'Heatbreaker' is a fun, upbeat song, even though it details being burned by the flames of desire for the heartbreaker referenced in the name of the song. With a twist though, in the second verse Emilee reverses the roles and becomes the heartbreaker herself. The video is fun too, with scenes of drinking giant diner milkshakes, drive ins and dancing the twist in the street and in front of the drive in diner menu board with her man. 'Heartbreaker' strikes a good balance between rock n' roll grunt and party fun. [...]
