If It's Too Loud...

After ten years of following the musical exploits of The James Rocket, one of their rare trips up to the Boston area finally worked out for my schedule. Not to mention that our new discovery Amanda White was also playing the show, and I knew I had to head out, despite unseasonably cold temperatures and showtime confusion made worse by whoever was working the door. Amanda White started off the show with her backing band, which also includes Joe Elliott, drummer for The James Rocket. She had some sound issues for the first two songs, which is a little disappointing since her classically trained vocals are one of the main selling points. She stuck mostly to songs off her latest album, Kittens Give Zero Fucks , mostly so she could say "Kittens give zero fucks" as much as possible. (Her own admission, not my speculation.) As someone who tends to go to very earnest indie rock shows, sometimes it's just fun to see an artist that just rocks out and has fun with it. And live, ...

I'm going to warn everyone with this release: This will not be for everyone, but at the very least it's one of the more interesting albums we've brought you in a long, long time. Amanda White just released her second studio album, the wonderfully titled Kittens Give Zero Fucks. She's an operatically trained singer that splits her time between New York and Boston. What makes Amanda White unique and different is that her music rocks. It also has this odd sense of humor I wouldn't expect from anyone trained in opera. The line "Every virgin has been unchasted," along with song titles like "Fuckall Rockstar," "Whackadoodle World," and "Where the Hell is Amy?" show that this isn't an artist that takes herself fully seriously. Like I said at the beginning, this definitely won't be for everyone. But, if you want your hard rock with some opera and a sense of humor, you'll probably be into Amanda White. You can listen to...