| Sounds Like | Biography
With no prior musical experience --just a sudden urge to rock-- Hissyfits founder
Holly Jacobs impulsively quit a corporate job, grabbed a guitar, and headed
to New York City. Surrounded by a continuously evolving line-up of super-talented
punk rock ravens, she penned the misfit anthem "Something Wrong",
which was hailed in Interview Magazine to be "Pop When Its Perfect."
From underground all-ages shows in rec halls and basements, The Hissyfits went
on to tour the U.S. and abroad, playing events such as Joey Ramone's Birthday
Bash, the Vans MTV Warped Tour, shows with The Killers and Jet, and music festivals
in London and Amsterdam. They even had to reluctantly decline an invitation
to play an early Strokes show due to a schedule conflict (their bass player
had too much homework that night).
Sadly, while the band was supporting the release of their last EP Can't Keep
Waiting in the U.K., Jacobs fell ill from physical and emotional exhaustion
and The Hissyfits were compelled to go on indefinite hiatus shortly thereafter.
Without tour support, Can't Keep Waiting was, unfortunately, put on the shelf.
With their first EP Wish sold out, the critically-acclaimed Letters From Frank
remains the first and only full-length Hissyfits CD currently available.
Get it now.
For more info on The Hissyfits, go to www.hissyfits.com
Review by Mike DaRonco
FROM ALLMUSIC.COM
The Brooklyn-based female outfit the Hissyfits are sweet and sentimental, but
still pack a lot of attitude. By disguising their angst and lyrical content
of relationship frustrations with light but complex pop-punk, Letters From Frank
combines the sound of girl groups from the 1960s -- such as the Shangri-Las
-- with a tougher disposition that resembles Sleater-Kinney, the Rondelles,
and the Chubbies. No cheap gimmicks, like trying to be cute or incorporating
a feel of '80s nostalgia -- just straightforward, catchy, and to the point.
5 out of 5 stars
From Metro Times
http://www.metrotimes.com
It..s be honest: The rock world is overrun by bands incorporating
nerd glasses and Moog keyboards. Instead, the Hissyfits stand out with more
of an aggressive pop-punk sound that gives off the impression that any of these
women could drink you under the table.
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