Lissy Trullie

Tue., April 7, 8 p.m., $8-$10, with Gang and Cortez! Cortez!!, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com

by Patrick Rapa

rock/pop

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If you're among the gaggle with googly-eyes for Ida Maria (like me) then you might go for guitar girl Lissy Trullie. She lacks Maria's daring and comes off a little like some kind of hipster legacy in interviews, but Trullie makes a strong case for her existence with her debut EP, Self-Taught Learner. It's a mostly catchy and chorus-driven rock statement, with husky vocals and a couple of smart riffs. In "Boy Boy" she damns some chatch she can't help but admire: "All the notches in your belt make your pants tight." "Forget About It" seems to be the product of a Pitchfork focus group (Franz Ferdinand stomp-beats, plinky Vampire Weekend guitars) but it won me over with its simple heartweary lyrics and angelic la-la-las. Trullie's been known to cover Amy Winehouse, but do us all a favor and don't yell for it at the Khyber on Tuesday. It's 2009.