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Rock
Release Date: 05/20/1997
The second offering from aggro-political rockers
Skunk Anansie finds producer
Garth Richardson (
L7,
Rage Against the Machine) at the helm. Frontwoman
Skin's vocals grab the listener by the scruff of the neck and demand attention. The rest of the band backs her with a frenzied, yet focused, sonic attack, giving serious punch to tracks like the breakneck
"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" and the lumbering, scathing
"We Love Your Apathy." Stoosh finds
Skunk Anansie still raging for political activism (albeit sometimes through muddy lyrics), and the band makes no bones about that fact (addressed succinctly on
"Yes It's F*****g Political." Skin proves herself capable of more personal issues as well on the subtle, moody
"Infidelity (Only You)" and the lighter (musically) pop/rocker
"Glorious Pop Song." Skunk Anansie's full-frontal charge can be wearing at times, but for a good dose of aggressive, hard rock with better-than-average lyrics,
Stoosh succeeds more than it fails.
~Tom Demalon, All Music Guide
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