THE POWERCHORDS
More Than Me / Chemical Girl 7” single
Bachelor Records BR37 2009
www.myspace.com/thepowerchords
I’ve been unknowingly listening to The Powerchords’ best of “Think I’m Gonna” quite consistently for the last six months. Given to me on an unlabelled CD by Sarah Ford with a grunt of, “You’ll like this…” What’s not to like? Reminded me of the Dickies. The songs are tight and clever and keep you interested and bopping along. At any given point either “Dream Girl”, “She’s a Virgin”, “Tia Carrere”, or “New Pheromones” are rattling around somewhere in my brain. Having the 7” land on my turntable was a forehead-smacking moment of revelation followed quickly with hope of a recording from a band who’s pleased you in the past. It’s a little sadder and jaded but still super energetic. “Chemical Girl” has a tight dark edge that sounds like the Buzzcocks. On the flipside the chord progressions in “More Than Me” are heart wrenching. It’s a surfy break-up song coated with high-energy punk. So yes, they delivered and I can finally put a name to my love affair. (Morgan Donor)
