She Wants Revenge - 'Tear You Apart' (Geffen) Released 17/07/06

She Wants Revenge sound like Interpol to such a degree it’s almost as if they’re pastiching the gloomy-rockers. We need to investigate this further… Ah, our reseach uncovers that singer Justin Warfield’s previous incarnation was as a rapper, who released a Prince Paul-produced Daisy-Age rip-off album in 1993. Hmmmmm, interesting. Certainly, whilst Warfield may just be hitching onto another bandwagon that left the ranch some time ago, his monotone, rap-esque delivery of a tale of twisted teenage obsession hints at a dryness of humour which wouldn’t be out of place in the Nevada desert. As Interpol could be accused of pastiching Joy Division themselves, does this then make 'She Wants Revenge' post-post-modern? Er, it’s all getting rather complicated - and, let’s face it, the kids won’t get it anyways – so it’s time to admit that, in a somewhat unlikely turn of events, we’re actually quite partial to the dead-pan charms of 'Tear You Apart' (another subtle clue there, wethinks). Piss-take-or-no, it’s a convincingly executed, funky little slab of electro-gloom (not our usual cup of cha) and catchy to boot... Phew! After all that, we need a nice lie down in a darkened room, no doubt the kind of venue She Wants Revenge are aiming for.