The Launderettes

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The Launderettes is an all girl garage rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band has been around since 1996, and over the years they have toured both the US and Europe, and released several albums and singles. Since 2007, the band has been signed to Steven Van Zandt's label, Wicked Cool Records. [1]

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Their genre was described by AllMusic as "driving, sexy, and high-energy revivalist garage rock". [2]

The Launderettes playing the States Club, Coimbra, 3 April 2011 The Launderettes-State-Club-2011-04-03.jpg
The Launderettes playing the States Club, Coimbra, 3 April 2011

Shaken And Disturbed was released by Big Dipper in May 2002. The record got some moderately positive reviews, including a dice throw of 4 in Østlendingen . [3] Bad reviews came in Glåmdalen , with a dice throw of 2, citing "an embarrassing lack of good songs". [4] Avisa Nordland gave a dice throw of 3 to Every Heart Is A Time Bomb, as did Moss Avis . [5] [6] Several graded this record as 4 out of 6, including Telemarksavisa who called it "vital" and "cheeky"; Drammens Tidende and Dagsavisen . [7] [8] [9] According to Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad , however, the only drawback was the track order. Asked the reviewer, "Why do The Donnas get so much attention when The Launderettes are so much better?" [10]

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Linda Kastbakken (alias Linderella) is the lead singer and guitarist in the all-girl power trio The High Tension Girls along with drummer Plingis from Mensen and bassist Lucky Lise from The Pumps (Oslo). [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bands-The Launderettes". Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Collar, Matt. "The Launderettes Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Hansen, Per Kristian (26 June 2002). "Garasjerock". Østlendingen (review) (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  4. ↑ Mårud, Thomas (22 October 2002). Glåmdalen (review) (in Norwegian). p. 19.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Slyngstad, Rune (15 March 2005). "Nye plater". Avisa Nordland (review) (in Norwegian). p. 28.
  6. ↑ Andreassen, Pål (18 March 2005). Avisa Nordland (review) (in Norwegian). p. 21.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Surtevju, Anne-Lise (16 March 2005). "Jenter som fenger". Telemarksavisa (review) (in Norwegian). p. 50.
  8. ↑ Andreassen, Johnny (15 March 2005). "Jenterock på Union". Drammens Tidende (review) (in Norwegian). pp. 10–11 (spread 2).
  9. ↑ Johnsen, Lars West (15 March 2005). "Garasjemoro". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  10. ↑ Brøndmo, Erling (16 March 2005). "De tøffeste jentene i garasjen". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 25.
  11. ↑ "The High Tension Girls" . Retrieved 21 April 2011.


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