There’s nothing I like more than discovering a new band. I especially love finding out about a new band that’s actually not new at all, but at one time too obscure for the annals of history. Thanks to Jessica Hopper, I learned of another yesterday: SHE, an all-female garage rock act led by sisters Nancy and Sally Ross. They were active during the 1960s and their only release Out of Reach has been reissued on Causeway. While I don’t know if I’d say they’re the female Stones, I can definitely hear similarities between their vocals and those of PJ Harvey and Jemina Pearl.
Cover of She's "Piece of You" single; image courtesy of acerecord.co.uk
This is also reminding me that I need to check out another vintage sister act — The Roches, who started up in the 1970s. Until I saw them in my Spin Alternative Record Guide, I could’ve sworn they were just characters from Tiny Tune Adventures. Talk about a one percenter joke. Makes me wanna raise a glass to writer Sherri Stoner, who was responsible for creating characters on an animated children’s program based on a folk-rock feminist vocal group.
'We are Maggie and Terre and Suzzy' -- The Roaches on Tiny Tunes; image courtesy of roches.com
