Perfect Pussy is a female fronted band that, recently, the blog Pitchfork has showcased and labeled as a “band on the rise”. As can be expected, the band holds a lot of promise. Why? Well, they have a social deconstructing band name and throw out the window the trite female tendency to use discretion. Songwriter and front woman Meredith Graves writes lyrics that could be straight from a 21st century, introspective and self-aware girl’s diary, namely, Tumblr. If you aren’t the girl making borderline self-destructive criticism on that social platform than you’re probably the one who scrolls through and reads everyone else’s. The ending lyrics of Graves' song “I”, “I am full of light/ I am filled with joy/ I am full of peace/ I had this dream that I forgave my enemies” are just waiting to be reblogged on some girl’s “collage of self-scrutiny”.
Is It Just Good Tumblr Material?
Perfect Pussy’s debut four track cassette is filled with heavy latent distortion and lyrical tropes like
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"Her eyes fell low and heavy with shame and cum/ She must have been desperate; she acted so lonely." You could call it harnessing the shock value or you can call it living up one's license to express freely. The lyrics to all of Grave’s songs use big vulgar words to express excruciatingly painful and crude emotions/situations. In an interview with Pitchfork Graves’ commented, “I’m talking about really intense stuff”. When questioned about the fact that many of the band’s songs do not have proper titles Graves responded, "What am I going to call it? 'Song About How My Best Friend Blew My Boyfriend the Day After We Broke Up'?"
So, Is the Band Name Metaphoric, or Not?
Well, let’s put it this way, women get cat called everywhere. On the street, at their local Whole Foods, and on stage during their set. It’s nothing new. Recently, there have been many female artist’s who have been open to discussing and drawing attention to the issue (such as CHVRCHES front woman Lauren Mayberry). Concerning the band name Graves told Pitchfork, “Another good thing about the name is that it heads off assholes right out of the gate. Nobody can look at me and say shit about my appearance or my body, which is all too common for women in music.”
Is it Liberating Crushing All the Taboos?
Perfect Pussy’s debut cassette probably isn’t anything that any girl wouldn’t say to her best friend when intoxicated but, it is liberating to have that self-expression in a band- if you’re into that sort of thing.
