Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Menya

  • The Ol' Reach-Around [no label, 2008] A-
  • Puss Coital [no label, 2008] ***
  • The Sleepover Series Volume 1 [myspace.com/menyamusic, 2009] Choice Cuts

Consumer Guide Reviews:

The Ol' Reach-Around [no label, 2008]
Conflict of interest alert: I've taught everybody in this band at New York University. But this is the first of many student demos that I've eagerly played twice. So I had it sent to three of my editors, all of whom seconded my enthusiasm and one of whom had it reviewed without prod from me. So believe me--a small, filthy find. It comprises three electro-raps and three electro-pops fronted by the so-called Coco Dame, whose lyrics are a lot less Latinate than her Missy Elliott paper. Her fusion of bravado and vulnerability, erotic appetite and emotional yearning, is catchy, cheap, and right down my alley. A-

Puss Coital [no label, 2008]
They [heart] Philly gurls' cheesesteaks--eat them too ("Philly Gurls," "Diana [Heart U]"). ***

The Sleepover Series Volume 1 [myspace.com/menyamusic, 2009]
"Friends Don't," "Ho's Revenge (3oh!3 Response)" Choice Cuts