GIRL IN A COMA - TRIO B.C. (Blackheart Records)

Nina Diaz of Girl In A Coma may had been one of the most underrated female vocalists in the national punk rock scene. Now with Trio B.C. released to the world earlier this summer, you can now say Diaz is one of the most underrated rock vocalists- period. With 13 new songs ranging from punk to blues-rock, folky alt-ballads, and rock en espanol, Trio B.C. is a major step towards musical diversity and maturity.

Female led alt-rock has had a fair history of strong vocalists, but I personally haven't heard anything as mighty and melodic since the days of Concrete Blonde (a good back to back comparison are tracks 7 & 8, "Slaughter Lane" and "Trails", both dead ringers for any Napolitano-penned song from the early 90s). Drawing comparisons to the golden era of modern rock radio doesn't stop there. The vocal melodies in "Pleasure and Pain" may remind you of The Cranberries while the chord progression of "Joannie In The City" could had come had been strung by Courtney Love herself (ironically, Love's idol Joan Jett contributes guitar on this particular cut). 

If I can dismiss my least favorite track as the album's opener, Trio B.C. may be among my year's best. If you don't feel early 90s comparisons are cliché, you may feel the same way.


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