The TV Killers may have gotten a record out first but it was The Splash Four (name picked up from a 13th Floor Elevators song) who were the first Frenchies to have any kind of profile with Ami record buyers. They seemed singularly devoted to popularizing then-totally obscured European punk songs in the French language. It was certainly refreshing to have a garage punk band dipping into a whole 'nother bag of tricks rather than trotting out the umpteenth Fun Things cover. This was also the band t...
The TV Killers may have gotten a record out first but it was The Splash Four (name picked up from a 13th Floor Elevators song) who were the first Frenchies to have any kind of profile with Ami record buyers. They seemed singularly devoted to popularizing then-totally obscured European punk songs in the French language. It was certainly refreshing to have a garage punk band dipping into a whole 'nother bag of tricks rather than trotting out the umpteenth Fun Things cover. This was also the band that marked the 'return' of Lili Z. to the ranks of the rockers, there being some inexplicable delay between the 'Four and Manisch Depressiv (see Killed By Death #6). She really was unique amongst girl guitarists in the 90s: She fashioned a different sound for her other band the No-Talents and for her solo stuff as well, without much commercial impulse to do so. She just liked to play, what a concept... Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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