Jemina Pearl was the frontwoman of the now-disbanded band Be Your Own Pet (Pitchfork aptly described her as “sh*t-kicking”), and she’s got a nice, feral solo album called Break It Up coming on October 6th. And yes, she’s hot.
Her sound? Think old-school crunchy girl-pop wrung through a ratty Misfits T-shirt by the girls of Shonen Knife at a Pixies show, and that’s kinda of what it might sound like. Get a quick listen to her genius grumpfest duet with Iggy Pop called “I Hate People” below (click thru to hear the whole tune). It’s my new “it’s the end of summer, so piss off!” song, sung as I throw an ice cream cone at someone.
JP has her own blog, Puke Til You Punk, which you can check out. And the usual MySpace-ness. And a glowing bit in NY Mag‘s fall preview…
Or you can hear her version of the Ramone’s classic “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” (w/Thurston Moore) in this clip from Gossip Girl. Heh.
She’s going places, that Ms. Pearl. Pay attention!
