Listening to…

Las Kellies, Kellies. Argentinian female trio doing that leisurely sparse Delta 5/Yello/Trio/Slits thing, but with a bit of rockabilly suspense added. I get quickly sick of the intentionally underproduced, but this stuff seems to understand its limitations and actually sounds fuller with all the bursts of silence and clean drumbeats. Lots of repetition, thumps and stray notes, really builds an atmosphere. The lyrics lend mystery to the exercise: the main line in “Keep the Horse” goes “To whom it may concern, to whom it may concern, to whom it may concern, to whom it may concern.” The bit “You may keep the horse” comes out as a quizzical afterthought. Color me enthralled by Kellies.