The Bandana Splits are retro girl group music done by singers Lauren Balthrop, Annie Nero and Dawn Landes. By retro, I mean RETRO. Like “Phil Spector waving around a loaded gun in a studio while the Ronettes sing the same hook over and over and over”. Dressed in the matching outfits that all the old girl groups wore, the Bandana Splits sing songs like “Sometimes” which is 2:32 minutes of one hook. Is that a good thing? It’s probably something that is good right now but doesn’t have a lasting appeal. It’s not that the group doesn’t write great songs; “Lavez Vous” is a definite side step from the girl group sound by using acoustic guitar and odd, well done lyrics. The problem is two fold: Read the rest on In Your Speakers
