Stalkers, “Lady Sonia” 7-inch

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“Lady Sonia” single
(Oops Baby Records)

You can be forgiven if you lump New York’s Stalkers in with the cavalcade of garage rockers who’ve emerged from the city’s clubs in the wake of the Strokes. Vocalist Andy does share a bit of the New York drawl so effectively used by the likes of Julian Casablancas, Richard Hell, and Joey Ramone, but the delivery’s 100% exuberance on the a-side, the jangly power-pop nugget “Lady Sonia.” The backing vocals are what really make this number bounce along nicely. The “lalalalala” going on during the verses lends the whole track verve and fun, and this is nothing like the cold, boring drone favored by the Strokes.
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