Music Review

Stoosh

Skunk Anansie
Reviewed by Tom Sinclair | May 30, 1997
EW's GRADE
B

Details Lead Performance: Skunk Anansie

The second album from these British upstarts finds Skunk Anansie trading their debut's polite Pat Benatar-ish rock for a bigger, more confrontational sound that flirts with metallic overkill even as it embraces folk and pop. Sure sign they've toughened up with Stoosh: the way singer Skin's nails-on-chalkboard vocal on ''Yes, It's F-----g Political'' gets under yours. B

Originally posted May 30, 1997 Published in issue #381 May 30, 1997 Order article reprints

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