Fans of early Cat Power and the xx should know that L.A.’s Warpaint have released their debut LP, The Fool, and it’s fantastic. The Fool is a dark, intense record of mostly plus-five-minute tracks. The songwriting puts lyrical and rhythmic statements on an even field, as the performers pepper catchy and thrilling moments into roomy guitar-driven rock. All that, and it’s still describable as stylish alt-rock played by vocally-blessed young women.
Warpaint just made a huge run at becoming the coolest new band of 2010.
UNDERTOW by Warpaint from The Fool
