MrWrong is an all-female band from Portland, Oregon, which started around 2015 as a duo (drum/guitar) before moving to a trio with a bass.
The band is heavily influenced by the first wave of all-female punk bands like The Slits and Kleenex/LiliPUT... more recently they definitly have some things in common with Necking or some early Shopping.
Their 2016 demo tape, out on Cosmonaut Records and called Distraction, was recorded when the band was still a duo (as I understand from the pictures on the cover and the absence of bass).
For some reasons there are only 2 streamable songs on their bandcamp so I only listened to those two, they're simple but efficient Kleenex-influenced female punk rock songs... with strong feminist lyrics and both members singing together (reminding of a slightly better version of some early Girlpool or Primetime).
So 7 songs including a cover of Do you have a job for a girl like me? by The Delinquents.
So 7 songs including a cover of Do you have a job for a girl like me? by The Delinquents.
On Babes in Toyland (direct reference to the great 90s Riot Grrrl band), the duo is now a trio with the arrival of a bass (and basses are super important!).
And now we're talking! With great energy and better playing, this release is something else, the bass lines bring a nice post-punk side that makes The Slits comparison even more obvious.
Five songs from Distraction were re-recorded with the bass (I suppose as the original versions are not available on bandcamp).
Five songs from Distraction were re-recorded with the bass (I suppose as the original versions are not available on bandcamp).
Unusual fact for an american band, there are two songs in german.
First released as a cassette by the band, Babes in Toyland also got out on Water Wing Records in 2017 as a full vinyl album. The LP was quickly sold out but I still hope to put my hand on a copy one of these days!
Create a Place is the new Mr Wrong LP released earlier this year (2020), once again on Water Wing Records. Nine new songs of pure top quality Mr Wrong hopping punk rock.
Highly political, the band doesn't shout some old fashioned punk rock clichés but is clearly inspired by the world as it is now with tracks like White Male Teacher, Primetime President or Holding for Healthcare... And in my opinion it's one of the reason why it makes this band so good, it's a band from today, for real, not a copycat of a fake nostalgic and idealized time...
It's definitly the best recording of the band, each song got its own personality and you can't help but getting swallowed by the great mix of Kleenex vibes and modern post-punk that is now the beautiful recipe of Mr Wrong success...
Long Live Mr Wrong!!
N,J'Oi!
You can listen to Mr Wrong on Rien à Faire #9.
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