The Fat Angel Sings

The brilliant opening track off “Ghost Notes”, Veruca Salt’s first full-length album of new material written and recorded together since 1996, and due out July 10th. Fans who pre-order Ghost Notes at http://verucasalt.com/preorder will receive both this song and “Laughing in the Sugar Bowl” as instant downloads. In 1998, the singers of MTV alt-rock favorites Veruca Salt — Louise Post and Nina Gordon — had a fight so bad, the Chicago quartet broke up after just two albums (including 1994’s all-time classic, American Thighs. Post would use the Veruca Salt’s name with new musicians to release two more albums, but it’s only in the last year or so that the band’s original lineup have reunited and eventually made Ghost Notes. The album is at its best when Gordon and Post use their vocal harmonies to lead kick-down-the-door rock anthems, which are in no shortage here on an LP that comes at a good time given music’s current fascination with attitude-filled grunge that boasts pop hooks.