Let The Temperature Rise

Celebration “Tame The Savage” – The first few times I heard Celebration, I did not realize that the singer was a woman. This is not to say that Katrina Ford has a particularly butch and masculine voice, but rather that she sings more like a hard rock guy with feminine affectations, and aside from a few Karen O-ish moments, she barely resembles any of her female contemporaries. She reminds me a lot of Robert Plant in particular, especially on this track from their new album, which basically filters the aesthetic of Led Zeppelin through their sultry, organ-based indie psychedelia. “Tame The Savage” is a lusty slow-motion stomper with a grand, sprawling chorus and a slowly ascending guitar riff sounds as though it’s climbing up the first few flights of the “Stairway To Heaven.” It’s sort of amazing, really. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon.)

Elsewhere: My new Hit Refresh column is up on the ASAP site with mp3s from St. Vincent, Aesop Rock, and International Pony.

Also: My review of the Nanny Diaries is up on the Movie Binge.