All-girl groups and that unmistakeable “girl sound”
I think all girl indie groups are so cool. What I like about them is that even if these groups play different genres — from Sleater-Kinney’s post punk to Tegan and Sara’s indie folk — there is an unmistakeable femininity to their sound that always comes out.
You would think though that this quality naturally comes out because these women tap into some kind of sexual force that women discover when they discover their sexuality. But then you listen to a group like Smoosh — a sister duo consisting of a 12- and 10-year-old — and you realize that it’s still not the answer. Smoosh has managed to tap that same sound and yet they are still pre-pubescent girls. These girl musicians must tap into some other creative well that only the members of the “fairer” sex has access to.
Whatever it may be though, I’m glad that women artists can bring this unnamed force to their creative process and give us avid music listeners something that we otherwise would not hear (most particularly men).
Smoosh, Sleater-Kinney, Tegan and Sara
June 11th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Smoosh are now 15 and 13 (2007)
June 13th, 2007 at 12:47 am
Thanks for that clarification. When I was writing that post I was still thinking about their age when they made She Like Electric.