Since I listen to a lot of Beck, I'm used to nonsensical lyrics but I have pretty much no clue what Veruca Salt's songs are about most of the time, though sometimes I guess it's pretty clearer. I think a lot of their songs are pretty fun, but I have to ignore the words because they can be a bit maddening. "Forsythia" is a perfect example of that: "Spider monkey, a spider monkey is a good lie / But I don't know why" Whaaa ... ? While "Forsythia," off of the band's first album, American Thighs, was never released as a single, it's got a nice beat and a fun melody. If the lyrics made any sense it would be a pretty great song, but as it is, it's only okay.
And if I'm being totally honest, Veruca Salt isn't a very good band. Weird lyrics aside, they're just another mid-90s alternative rock band that owe much of their success to Nirvana paving the way for them. That's not to say that they're completely untalented, just don't expect a lot of variety out of them. That said, I still enjoy some of the band's better songs and it is nice to have a rock band that's 50% female (seriously, it's like them, Heart, and the White Stripes - I didn't count the Donnas since their 100% female).
So if you're craving some music that reeks of the 90s, you could certainly do worse than Veruca Salt.
American Thighs is distributed by Minty Fresh Records.
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