Bite Me Bambi - "Do the Damned"
Photo by Christina De La Torre Red Def Photography We're ska apologists here at If It's Too Loud..., and one of our favorite recent discoveries has been Bite Me Bambi. The Southern California band just released a new single that adds a little bit of a new sound to the typical modern ska template. "Do the Damned" is a just under two minute quickie that adds some vintage 60's girl group harmonies along with some a rockabilly guitar solo. Ska can be a fairly vintage sound at this point, and adding extra vintage sounds works surprisingly well. It's a genre that works best when it's fun, and Bite Me Bambi have improbably made it even more so. Frontwoman Tahlena Chikami says of the band's new single and video: "Do The Damned is a song about deciding not to be a people pleaser anymore. We wanted the video to reflect that same attitude. Drawing inspiration from the viral Wednesday Addams dance, our choreographer, Kimmay Evans, brought to life a vision ful...