The comparisons are inevitable; She Wants Revenge invokes Interpol, New Order, Joy Division in their spare, wiry arrangements of sharp guitar jabs, ominous bass lines, and detached, disaffected vocals. Yes, they unabashedly mine riffs and dark lyrical thematics designed to cater to the heavy eyeliner crowd. Yes, at times their album skirts the edge of derivativeness, almost seeming like an attempt to reach Ian Curtis from beyond the pale. Yet I can’t shake the feeling that they proudly flaunt their influences, instead of being constrained by them. The proof then, as they say, is in the pudding. Yes, the songwriting on She Wants Revenge’s debut album is top notch, a package that provides both tight dance floor fillers and atmospheric breathing room for the solitary listener. Yes, these songs are insanely catchy bursts of angular chorused guitar and throbbing pulsebeats. Take a cursory listen and just try and forget the bouncy pop hooks of “I Don’t Wanna Fall in Love” or the post-punk dirge that is “Tear You Apart”. Yes, you will dance or die trying.

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