Alt country sensibility meets Wall of Sound aesthetics on this impressive debut from Kansas native Pink Nasty. Existing just about as far on the opposite end of the spectrum from brother Black Nasty's joyously juvenile rhymes as possible (though brother Black does deserve kudos for his excellent... [+] Expand

Alt country sensibility meets Wall of Sound aesthetics on this impressive debut from Kansas native Pink Nasty. Existing just about as far on the opposite end of the spectrum from brother Black Nasty's joyously juvenile rhymes as possible (though brother Black does deserve kudos for his excellent production skills), little sister Pink offers up an intensely personal album consisting mainly of melancholy, introspective ballads that benefit from her slightly-warped sense of humor and formidable skills as a lyricist. Though opening tracks "Snake" and "Mordeci" offer a pair of upbeat songs that warm listeners to her more pop-oriented sensibilities, she soon slows things down and opens up on the humorously personal ditty "Rather Be Hot" before getting downright haunting in "Six Feet Deep in Love" and "Trenchcoat Blues" -- the latter offering an eerie take on a generation of outcasts quick to take up violence before considering the soul-shattering consequences. "Love Faker" takes the sensibilities of Patsy Cline and filters them through the callous eyes of a jilted and profane Midwestern teen, later shifting into an upbeat affair complete with horns and wah-wah guitars -- offering a prime example of Pink Nasty's genre-jumping playfulness. Rounding things out strongly but on a low-key note with the whimsically downbeat "Sunday Buddy Sunday," and an elegiac ode to youthful innocence entitled "High and Lonesome" -- listeners are strongly encouraged to stick around after the last track for an infectiously driving original tune entitled "Scorpion and Bees." ~ Jason Buchanan, All Music Guide [-] Collapse

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