The music's sparse nature belies its intelligence as well. "Painkiller" could have been rewritten from a charming harpsichord waltz into this ode to taking two and calling in the morning. The gently subtle "Repetition" is a heartbreaking cry for help from a dying marriage, smartly underlined by a percussive march from Rose and a dangerously strong undertow from Stewart and Johnson that Fineday's voice reaches over desperately to get to the chorus.
The band's promotional materials tout Vancougar's ability to winnow out the filler material on Losin' It, perhaps showing concern that you will feel cheated by such a short album. Instead, let me suggest that there are far too many groups of gentlemen that have yet to keep up their end of the bargain for half an hour, no matter how many tricks they think they have. Those men (and you) should check out Losin' It.
The ladies of Vancougar - Photo by Michelle Ptashnick
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