I Love the Donnas

Is anybody actually reading this? Let me know...

Anyway, what is it about these gals? Currently, as I wrestle to get Last.fm to play me a station that isn't 90% dreck, I find that The Donnas are the only thing that keeps me from ditching it altogether... if I listen for long enough, eventually a Donnas tune comes around, and I smile. They have a kind of smartness and sparkle that makes pretty much everything else I hear on the "rock" and "indie" taglists sound like cardboard.

I just heard their cover of Dancing with Myself for the first time... starts out like a completely straight guitar/bass/drums cover, but as soon as Brett's irony-dripping vocals begin, I'm in my happy place. Reminds me of hearing their cover of Judas Priest's Living After MIdnight one night on CiTR... it literally brought tears to my eyes.

If it were just the drop-dead post-ironic vocal delivery, I think it would be pretty short-lived, but they really deliver on the guitars, too... I can't think of many bands that nail that Angus Young-meets-Johnny-Ramone sound so perfectly.

So here's a cheer to the Donnas!