Toronto quartet Bad Waitress have left the constraints of punk far behind on their In The Hollow album. The anger and angst are still there, but they cast a far wider net both musically and lyrically. Naming one of their songs I Wish I Was A Mars Volta is a dead giveaway. They have inserted elements from art-rock, noise and progressive metal into their sounds, plus quite a few good old power chords, as the solid bit adventurous backing for songs that deal with gender and sexuality, growing up in the sticks and rampant consumerism.
They cover a lot of ground, running the risk to take on more than they can chew, but somehow it all fits. It has been five years since their previous album No Taste, after which the band members went their separate ways before regrouping and discussing what they had learny in between. That pause plus life experience did wonders for the intensity and far more mature subjects that have found their way into their art.
Bad Waitress:
Kali-Ann Butala: guitar, vocals
Nicole Johnson: bass
Eva (Moon) Palmar-De melo: drums
Katelyn Molgard: guitar
Guest musician:
Michael Peter Olson: cello on "In The Hollow" and "Low"
In The Hollow is released via Stomp Records (vinyl, CD, digital).
Tracks:- I Only LIke You When I'm Drunk
- 45
- Loving Kind
- The Hunt
- In The Hollow
- Galleria Shopping Centre
- Blood Valley
- I Wish I Was A Mars Volta
- Angel Song
- Low
- 11/06 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
- 11/10 The Cobalt, Vancouver, BC
- 11/14 Lucky Bar, Victoria, BC
- 11/19 The Buckingham, Edmonton, AB
- 11/26 The Rainbow, Ottawa, ON
» badwaitress.bandcamp.com
