The Tyrades

• Artist: The Tyrades
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 16, 2003
• Genre: Rock

Review

The debut album by Chicago's Tyrades (following 2002's Detonation EP) is engagingly sloppy garage punk with female vocals and an unrepentantly old-school sound that recalls the first wave of California punk bands, specifically the Avengers and the Bags. Singer Jenna Tyrade has the kind of alley cat yowl and provocative persona that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' singularly overhyped, and underperforming, Karen O only wishes she could pull off; her nearly atonal freakouts on songs like the shambolic "Cut Your Feet Off" are pure feral ferocity. Yet, on more straightforward songs like the hyper-speed, X-like "Same Sex Killers," the Tyrades prove a mostly hidden knack for direct, almost poppy, punk rock songs that manage to be catchy without sounding calculated. These nine songs are over in 22 and a half breathless minutes, just enough time to satisfy the class-of-'77 punk spirit. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Money Boy, Money Girl	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:19)
Cut Your Feet Off	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:26)
Let Down	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(1:56)
Couples		The Tyrades	(3:41)
Dance Like a Maniac	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:38)
Same Sex Killers	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:44)
Message from the Operator	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:02)
Plastic Bag Baby	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(1:49)
I Hate Your Wave	The Tyrades	The Tyrades	(2:49)

Credits

Frankie (Group Member), Jim Diamond (Engineer)