Real rock ‘n’ roll is visceral. It can grab you by the throat or it can grab you by the balls. If you’re lucky, it’ll do both at the same time. It’s emotional, accessible and honest, and like Danny and the Juniors professed way back in 1958, rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay, especially if Dead Sara have anything to say about it.
Following in the great tradition of LA rock juggernauts, this four-piece is fronted by 25-year-old Emily Armstrong (singer, sometimes guitarist) and 23-year-old Siouxsie Medley (guitarist, sometimes singer), both of whom have the power to levy crushing cranial blows with their respective instruments. Their self-titled debut is full of massive numbers like “Weatherman” and “Lemon Scent” (available below), but also dips into catchy pop territory with “We Are What You Say.” It’s a bold body of work, and the band is just getting warmed up.
After opening for Bush on a select group of September dates, Dead Sara came home to blow the doors off LA’s Viper Room. (You can check out our photo gallery for evidence, or if you happen to see Grace Slick around, you can ask her about it. She was there, too.) Check out our interview with Emily Armstrong after the jump.
