The Catholic Girls To Release New Single
Back in the 1980s, standing at The Dirt Club in Bloomfield, I used to be riveted to the spot staring at the stage as the music of The Catholic Girls seeped into my soul. With their school-girl uniforms of plaid skirts, rosary beads and attitude-to-spare, they walked that fine line between good-girl subservience to their religion and all-out bad-girl punk rebellion. It wouldn’t take much to guess which side appealed to me. I couldn’t take my eyes off them. The title of their first single—“God Made Me For You”—contained that duality. Jersey to the max—they’re from Union—they even had a song called “Down At The Shore.” It should be the State Song.
On September 12, that legacy will continue with the release of “Hear My Prayer”/”Can’t Wait.” They’re still praying and they also can’t wait for you-know-what. And, as usual, it’s the latter song that moves my innards like back when I was a 30something hoping to get next to a Catholic Girl. It’s a two-headed blast of Catholic fury. They’ve aged well. Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Gail Peterson still has that wiggle when she sings. Probably when she walks too. It’s delicious. Guitarist Roxy Anderson pummels her ax like Lita Ford. Original touring drummer Kyd Ellsworth is back on bass and drums. Recorded in Arizona, New Jersey and Paris, produced by Jansen Press, come September 12, you’ll be able to experience their duality yourself on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon or Tidal.
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