PROSTHETIC
WELCOME TO THE yassification of metal. From Scene Queen’s provocative bimbocore to the nu metallic girly pop of Rain Paris, there’s currently a crop of up’n’comers trading heavy music’s black for pink, its machismo for sexual liberation.
Brat claim a place in this movement –but whether their ‘barbiegrind’ earns them a seat at the table remains to be seen.
At first glance, the New Orleans deathgrind darlings look like they’d fit right in. Promo pics show the quartet, led by singer Liz Selfish, glaring in front of neon mansions and enjoying a spot of tea in a rose garden. They sell t-shirts referencing (guess what colour they are) and have previously sampled Britney Spears. So far, so fetch. However, while the names leading this next generation frequently thread that vibrant femininity into their music, doesn’t. Pull away the shots of the band and the brightly coloured logo on the cover, and what’s left is 10 songs of no-frills deathgrind.
