SLAP HAPPY [LP] (INDIE-RETAIL EXCLUSIVE) (RSD 2016)

The record will be heavily featured in the 2016 release of L7 Pretend We're Dead documentary and as well as in the set list for L7's planned 2016 World Tour. ??Upon release, Slap-Happy received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Marc Weingarten of Rolling Stone praised the band for doing punk metal right, commenting that Slap-Happy is all hopped-up, pared-down riffage with no apologies or gratuitous change-ups.[10]Q magazine highlighted the album for its distinctive punk noise,??Entertainment Weekly editor Natasha Stovall highlighted the album's different approach, stating that although the neo-Go-Go's vibe of songs like Livin' Large and Little One can be disappointing for those addicted to the ultra-macha-punk throb of L7 watersheds, Slap-Happy' s harmonious pop sweetness has a super-catchy, Joan Jett-meets-the-Breeders feel that zestfully floors the accelerator.[ L7 are arguably the most important female hard-rock group ever, and with Slap-Happy, the band's seventh disc in 11 years, Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner, and Dee Plakas show exactly why this is the case. Pounding out huge riffs with evil intensity and shrewd humor, the women of L7 practice the art of rock with a subtle intelligence that keeps their music from slipping into self-parody. On loud, boisterous songs like Mantra Down and War With You, L7's notorious punk-metal roots are exposed to full, breakneck effect. With Sparks and Gardner trading vocals and meat-cleaver guitar breaks while Plakas beats the holy hell out of the drums, L7 transcend all preconceptions of gender-specific behavior and rock more aggressively than most male-led groups you're apt to mention. --Mitch Myer?1. Crackpot Baby 2. On My Rockin' Machine 3. Lackey 4. Human 5. Livin' Large 6. Freeway 7. Stick To The Plan 8. War With You 9. Long Green 10. Little One 11. Freezer Burn 12. Mantra Down