Sistrionix - Deap Vally
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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Los Angeles-based rock duo of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards was produced by Lars Stalfors.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. This Is Fake DIY
    Jun 21, 2013
    80
    It’s immediate and hard-hitting in the same way as blues rock.
  2. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Jul 1, 2013
    80
    Sistrionix is a hugely enlivening 41 minutes of deliciously distorted vocals, instantly memorable fuzz-up guitar riffs, handclap breakdowns, and vicious put-downs of cheating lovers and sleazebags.
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Oct 9, 2013
    80
    It’s a bit of a tightrope walk for any female rock stars though, retaining femininity while cranking up the amps and pushing the blues rock envelope right to the edge of the table, but Deap Vally sound and look like they know exactly what they’re about.
  4. Filter
    Oct 9, 2013
    62
    It’s 11 songs of nonstop, downright raunchy blues with lyrics that ooze malcontent and feminism.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 23, 2013
    60
    The stumbling block is that too many songs here never develop pasta dino-stomp riff, and that the vocals can be a little shrill. [Summer 2013, p.89]
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  6. Q Magazine
    Jul 10, 2013
    60
    Sistrionix doesn't always keep up the consistency, but Deap Vally have enough swagger to fill in the gaps. [Aug 2013, p.96]
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  7. The Fly (UK)
    Jul 2, 2013
    30
    Mostly, though, the music on Sistrionix is plain bad.

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  1. OsianLewis
    Sep 10, 2013
    7
    http://osianlewis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/deap-vally-sistronix-album-review.html

    I gave it 7.5 on here but I'm bumping it down to 7.

    'On     the whole Sistronix is a thrilling album. While it may lack a little variety, the record showcases Deap Vally's distinct attitude and style of music. A good debut. 7.5'… Expand
  2. Zeffan
    Jul 14, 2013
    6
    It is hard to chew every song from Deap Vally's "Sistrionix". However, songs like 'End of the World', 'Lies', and 'Six Feet Under' are worth a listen.… Expand
  3. WadeVS
    Oct 16, 2013
    6
    They are an interesting concept band, but little else. The sound wears thin after six tracks and you kind of don't care after that where they go................................................................… Expand
  4. Derezzination
    Jul 4, 2013
    5
    “Hate, is a parasite”, and this album is also slightly parasitical, but not in a good way. Opener “End of the World” is powerful, it presents resents us with Deap Vally’s Californian scuzzy garage blues, that just so happens to have well done production and is far from low-fi, even though the fuzziness of the guitars calls out for it.

    It’s from here, where the album goes downhill, and only occasionally takes a break to catch it’s breath. “Baby I Call Hell”, is too cheesy for me to bear, and I don’t even find it funny cheesy. And “Walk of Shame” sounds like a shameless rip-off of The White Stripes and The Black Belles. That’s what Deap Vally are though, they are an unsatisfying blend of music and bands you have heard before.

    “Gonna Make My Own Money” is good, it’s still the strong single it was when it was released, but can’t make up for it surrounding blandness that is “Creeplife” and “Your Love”, despite on the former vocalist Lindsey Troy channels some Karen O and the later beginning with a raw un-produced and untouched drum track.

    “Bad for my Body” has a fairly strong chorus, but a really weak verse, that shows the lost potential of this band in their debut album. “Woman of Intention” starts of really great, a fuzzier Blood Red Shoes but looses itself in bad blues. But again, the chorus is strong, and I just wish the girls change this on their next outing.

    “Six Feet Under” closes the album, and album that feels like a heavy shopping bag filled with primarily cheap food with the occasional expensive choice because you wanted a treat. Yet, “Six Feet Under” comes close to redeeming the drab. It’s long and tasty, the vocals actually work here, the backing vocals work, everything here is solid and I can’t believe it sits on the same album, this feels like where Deap Vally are headed, and they’re already there.

    Overall the album is weak, but it shines in various places, especially in “Six Feet Under”.    … Expand

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