Don’t you love it when girls really know how to rock? This Minnesota quartet play pop with a dash of punk energy and solid musicianship. Think the Go-Go’s meet Joan Jett in the parking lot for a rumble. The band has won kudos from Sussanna Hoffs (Bangles) and Nancy Wilson (Heart) so you know the band is on the right path.
2205 is named after the band’s house address, where many nights were spent jamming. Lead by a bass line by Jamie Holm, we get “Overexposure” and lead vocalist Abisha Uhl delivers a rock vocal with honey sweet backing harmonies. Highlights include the back beats of “Kick Back” and the “Autograph” with solid guitar riffs leading each song. Some song themes are small vignettes that follow a familiar pattern in “Cigarettes,” “One Night Stand” and “Shattered.” Once the tempo slows the band tends to lose those hooks, although “Cigarettes” boasts the best lyrics like “I don’t know if I’m real. And I might run home and kill all my friends.” A solid effort that will win over fans of grrl rock.