Dead Girls Ruin Everything – What A Perfect Ending / 2006 Reignition / 12 Tracks / http://www.deadgirlsruineverything.com / http://www.reignition.com / Reviewed 10 April 2006

Is there any way that Dead Girls Ruin Everything could conceivably start their “What A Perfect Ending” any better? With a style that mixes “My Bloody Valentine”-era Good Charlotte with Appleseed Cast and Brandtson, Dead Girls Ruin Everything are intense and even more so hearing their influences come through. The pomp in which Dead Girls Ruin Everything attack this album is something to behold; all the cues are hit to make this one of the best albums of 1996, while there are just enough hooks present that individuals from this day and age can find something to sink their teeth into.

The fuzz that dominates tracks like the title one shows Dead Girls Ruin Everything’s capability to create beauty out of something that most individuals would cringe at. The dulcimer-like tones of the guitar on the track further give this song a sound that is distinct while still being intimately familiar with all. Even when the band bounces around a slower style (as is the case with “Had It With You”, the intricacies of the band are enough to involve listeners completely in the cult of Dead Girls Ruin Everything. Of particular note during “Had It With You” has to be the bass lines that struggle with the shrill, almost Southern-rock guitar solos that cap off a delightful experience for all listening in.

The disc may be over forty minutes, but the time will go by as if individuals are on speed; the tracks on “What A Perfect Ending” are all ready for the big time, however much they may be removed from what is termed “radio-worthy” nowadays. With styles that reach back about fifteen years and extend to the present day, Dead Girls Ruin Everything subject their listeners to a tour de force romp through emo, indie rock, and good old fashioned rock until individuals cannot stand it anymore. Without a weak track to be found on the disc, Dead Girls Ruin Everything may just be the band that restores this middle-ground style into a glory not enjoyed since the days of Samiam and early Goo Goo Dolls. Considering hopw the last few band-specific cover compilations had went for Reignition, one could expect that single band CDs would be a little passé for the label. Dead Girls Ruin Everything show that the label can still pick them, as Dead Girls Ruin Everything even surpass their next best release, 2003’s “I Learned It By Watching You” by Alli With An I.

Top Tracks: Make Me Smile, Had It With You

Rating: 7.3/10

[JMcQ]