SOHODOLLS Bring Sex Back to Rock and Roll, But This Time, For the Ladies.

Sohodolls' song "Stripper" may be familiar to fans of "Gossip Girl", but many of us stateside are just finding out about the group, despite the fact they haven't released an album in 3 years. Luckily, this means you all have plenty of time to experience their enticing blend of sex, danger and trashy electro-glam.

The band look like close cousins of London garage-goth howlers the Horrors. Their sound is more polished but no less sinister. Lead singer Maya Von Doll, know for frequently performing with no more than a strip of black tape across her breasts, spits lines with a sassy, come-and-get me purr. But there's also a hint of venom and a sharp wit that could easily crush any man.

It's rare that a female vocalist takes on the role of sexual aggressor. Female pop singers, while leaning towards more risque material, still play the role of submissive, willing to please sex doll. Listening to Von Doll's delivery, you get the sense she'd fuck you and then rob you blind, leaving you handcuffed naked to a radiator in an empty apartment. And you'd still call her back the next day. She's the type plenty of guys fantasize about, but, in reality would be terrified of.

Likewise, the music mixes pounding dance beats and bouncy synths with doom-and-gloom guitars and old fashioned glam-punk swagger.
I don't know when the band plans to release a new album, so if you're itching for something trashy and fun, check out their 2007 album "Ribbed Songs for the Numb Generation" and take a gander at the video for "Stripper". I will warn you: this is NSFW, though it's nothing really explicit.