Music Review//Deep Dark Robot - 8 Songs About A Girl

Some things just pass you by in the eternal rush of living and this album from Deep Dark Robot is one those things. Originally released in March 2011 this the long awaited return of Linda Perry to the studio in her own voice rather than producer-song writer mode and quite frankly, it rocks!


Music Review//Deep Dark Robot - 8 Songs About A Girl

The album opens with a fine voiced Perry on I'm Coming For You! which rocks like the best of her solo work. The screams and rough edged guitar work make for a thrilling re-entry into her music and it gets better as the album continues. No One Wakes Me Up Like You is a bluesy-acoustic song that builds up to a frenetic chorus and surprise at the last moment when the song fades and returns with the thrash infused declaration 'come on baby give me what I want!' delivered in the traditional Perry style voice. 


The percussive Can't Getcha Outta My Mind literally won't leave your mind after a few listens and if you've seen her play guitar live then you'll hear the brilliantly raw live sound here. The raw sound is found across the album and considering it's only eight songs long it's tempting to say that you want more when it's finished. A prime example of this is the brilliantly titled It Fucking Hurts, expletive very necessary once you've heard the songs emotional core.


The album ends on a sonic high with the brilliantly titled Fuck You, Stupid Bitch and if there were more songs like this being made the music world would be a better place! The garage rock backing and Perry's high pitched vocals make the title even more brilliant than it is on first read of the sleeve and it's chorus is something you will almost certainly never hear on commercial radio. 


So is it a worthy comeback for one of the music scenes most productive but deceptively under the radar artists? The answer to that is a definite yes. It may not be a perfect album by any means but there's lots to love and that can go a long way in a world full of unworthy sounds.


Words by Seba.