While titles like "Don't Touch My Shit" (featuring the great line about staying away from my boyfriend or I'll kick you in the twat), "Haterade," and "Where The Hell Were You?" emphasise their willingness to kick ass with the best of the original punk bands they also have a good ear for satire. "Nestle In My Boobies" makes fun of so many straight men's obsession with a particular portion of a woman's anatomy. The song also makes no secret of their opinion that all most men want in a woman is another "mommy" whose teat they can wrap their mouths around.
Back in the days of the Spice Girls there was this whole thing being made about "Girl Power," which was one of the biggest loads of shit I've ever seen. Woman power scares the crap out of marketing folk because it's not glamorous and doesn't look good in the pages of Playboy. On their forthcoming CD, The Coathangers, the women of The Coathangers show just what women power is, and that it doesn't have to be all serious and spelling women with a "y".
The Coathangers is intelligent, emotionally powerful, and a hell of a good time. You're not going to be hearing this CD on any radio station near you, which is a pity because it just might wake some people up. So you'll just have to fork out some money to buy one of the best punk albums I've heard in ages. Go on, you might even find yourself having fun.
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