Review: Scissors For Lefty - Underhanded Romance (or) another southpaw takes the mound

Posted on 15 May 2007 | No Comments

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Indie Rock, Just Plain Rock, New Wave

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Scissors For Lefty is from San Francisco? Seriously? They have all the leanings of a less blatant version of Arctic Monkeys that isn’t afraid to give you a little sass. Like the aforementioned Monkeys, SFL plays spastic and melodic indie rock that you can shimmy, shake, and sweat along to in the summer heat. Their debut full-length is called Underhanded Romance and even though it mines the same musical territory as many others, it still manages to sound fun and fresh.

The tunes on Underhanded Romance are loose and sloppy jams that straddle that line between synthy dance-punk and angular indie-rock and (surprisingly) make it work. Catchy without being saccharine, SFL’s songs have just enough atmosphere and edge to set them apart. This record will most likely make Scissors For Lefty a buzz band here in the states. Underhanded Romance will be out in June on Eeenie Meenie Records.

RIYL: Arctic Monkeys, Maximo Park, The Strokes, etc…

MP3 | Scissors For Lefty – Lay Down Your Weapons Underhanded Romance
MP3 | Scissors For Lefty – Save It Cory Underhanded Romance