The Atomic Swindlers—Coming
Out Electric
Self-Released
Rating: A+
Welcome to the 23rd Century. Strap yourself
in. We're in for a fun ride. Leggy front
woman April Laragy and her co-conspirators
in The Atomic Swindlers have brought
you here through time and space to share
with you sultry star-spanning stories
of sex charged divas that run from the
law and save the day in the end. The
world that the Atomic Swindlers inhabit
with their craft is a starry spot in
the sky where the saucy sci-fi seduction
of Raquel Welch mingles with the neon
colored psychedelic
siren call of Pink Floyd, post-India
Beatles, or Ziggy Stardust era David
Bowie with Debbie Harry playing hostess.
This potent brew is then topped with
a heavy glam surface al a T-Rex or Iggy
Pop and dressed in the clothes of Barbarella.
All of that said; don’t make
the mistake that this is just some
sort of retro pop rip-off band. While
the inspiration for The Atomic Swindlers
may be well rooted in classic retro
glam and post-punk sensibilities but
that is where the similarities end.
The Swindlers' greatest talent is the
ability to lure you in with the trappings
of a future world in a bygone era
and then hurl the unsuspecting listener
headlong into an intelligently written
and skillfully performed music sounds
cape with clear influences from modern
sounds like PJ Harvey, Tori Amos and
No Doubt.
Sporting songs about intergalactic
lesbian love affairs, space bandits
in love, and time warp fueled sexcapades
The Atomic Swindlers "Coming Out Electric" is
unique fare for anyone who is a fan
of well-written solidly performed tunes
that have a hip, imaginative feel.
Anything less is just a thing of the
past.
