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Frankie Rose and the Outs

Wed., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $8 with Woven Bones, Reading Rainbow, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman

Published: Oct 13, 2010

[ rock/pop]

Frankie Rose has played, sung and written songs for some of the buzziest bands — both sonically and reception-wise — of the past couple years: Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls. From which pedigree we can surmise that she's A) a girl; B) not inclined to stay in one place for very long; and C) way into sweet, simple, noisy, retro indie-pop. Her new band's self-titled debut (on Slumberland) offers all the hooky surf riffs and sugary girl-group harmonies you'd hope for (plus a well-deployed "Be My Baby" beat), but it's a markedly more spit-polished affair than her past associates' work, with the prevailing signal-to-noise quotient yielding a heavenly haze rather than scuzzy fuzz, and lending the proceedings a serene, almost spiritual vibe.

Wed., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $8 with Woven Bones, Reading Rainbow, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.

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