aaamusic | On 25, Sep 2011

‘Little Sister’ by Dana Jade is the follow up single to her cover of Galang by M.I.A.

Some of you may know Dana as a member of the all girl alt-choir Gaggle but on this she’s embracing her post-punk, riot grrrl roots.

When thinking of something to write about this I have to admit I was struggling not because I didn’t like it but because it’s such a concise song that you almost can’t say much about it as there isn’t much on it to say anything about. What I can say about it is that it is a simple straightforward punk song with all the guitar chords played on the downstroke and gets loud during the chorus. So, musically there is not much to say apart from it’s fast and energetic.

Lyrically, not much here either. Anyone who’s read Dorian Lynskey excellent book 33 Revolutions per Minute will know the nature of modern pop protest lyrics is to almost obscure the meaning of them. I suspect this could be what is happening here but as to what the meaning i’m not sure so for now they are little open to interpretation but that sort of thing has never been a bad thing in pop music.

A minor annoyance on this track would be her vocals I have never been a fan of those strained vocal like listening to someone squeeze out each word. It doesn’t make it sound any more profound or emotional it just makes you sound annoying but apart from that it all good.

If you are reading and you feel let down by it then I do apologise but unfortunately this is all I can say about it. It’s an fast, energetic punk song with obscure lyrics open to interpretation and sung by an annoying voice. Albeit it is a good fast, energetic punk song with obscure lyrics open to interpretation and sung by an annoying voice. But due to it’s stripped down concise nature there really isn’t much to say so i’ll end with this. This track is very good and enjoyable song by a very good and enjoyable artist. Go and listen.

Author: Barry Gray