Dentata: "Earwig"

Much gratitude to Collapse Board for turning me on - literally - to this band, an obscuro-dirtpunk outfit from Ontario, but I'm not getting the Runaways vibe they do, aside from maybe the general 70s glam/sleaze look. If anything, these gals (and out-of-place dude) seem to be taking musical cues from early 90s girlpunk - think Babes in Toyland, L7, etc - except with the Black Flag/Sabbath influences stripped from the grunge template and recycled through a modern stoner rock filter.  It's hard to place, but readily identifiable once you hear it.

"Earwig" was directed by Richard Kern, a legendary filmmaker and photographer who is best known for photographing and directing videos for the likes of Sonic Youth, Lydia Lunch and Marilyn Manson as well being part of the Cinema of Transgression in 1980's NYC.




 Dentata "Earwig" (2011) from Richard Kern on Vimeo.