Miesha & the Spanks - "Mixed Blood Girls"
We've been loving Miesha & The Spanks' take on garage rock for a while, but their latest single truly ramps up the edge and aggression. Typically their songs are fun, and while "Mixed Blood Girls" isn't a great fun rock song, the lyrics bite much harder than we're used to from the Canadian duo. I'll let Miesha explain the lyrics from a press release for the song: "It's (some of) my story as a mixed Secwépemc girl from the East Kootenays. My dark skin and white features left me open to compliments on my 'beautiful tan,' and when they found out it wasn't, I was 'too pretty to be an Indian.' From ballet moms to dudes in bars, I've heard it all. "But it isn't all skin deep. Being mixed isn't just about appearances and everyone's entitled opinion about them. My story follows where I came from and where I currently stand, distanced from family and culture and often pretty isolated because of it. " I...