For the record, I went back and forth on which song by Peaches to put on here. Originally I was going to open with a live version of her iconic song “Fuck the Pain Away” (https://tinyurl.com/h8hv7wfh) but just couldn’t bring myself to throw y’all that far into the deep end. So, please, check that one out at your leisure.
#ILikeToWatch #Peaches

“Date with the Night” (https://tinyurl.com/mr3t9ve5)/NO STROBE (https://tinyurl.com/4eerfdtz) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs with ultra cool frontwoman Karen O from their 2003 debut album “Fever to Tell” (https://tinyurl.com/329jr7w5) After taking a short decade off to pursue other projects, they reunited, released their 5th studio album “Cool It Down” in 2022 (https://tinyurl.com/f5nkys58) and are currently touring in honor of their 25th anniversary
#ILikeToWatch #YeahYeahYeahs #KarenO

English-American duo The Kills features multimedia artist Alison “VV” Mosshart on lead vocals and guitar. “No Wow” (https://tinyurl.com/yuzp3e9s)/ NO STROBE (https://tinyurl.com/2sbxhr65) is from the 2005 album of the same name (https://tinyurl.com/3zdcvcex). With both band members in multiple projects and bands (Mosshart in The Dead Weather & Hince as a producer) they take frequent breaks. Their most recent album is 2023’s “God Games” (https://tinyurl.com/dr7pwtyd)
#ILikeToWatch #TheKills #AlisonMosshart

Toronto, Canada’s Metric is headed up by singer & multi-instrumentalist Emily Haines. “Dead Disco” (https://tinyurl.com/2pvh7c2e) / NO STROBE (https://tinyurl.com/mr45pj34) is from their 2003 debut album “Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?” (https://tinyurl.com/4fz4zy2n). Their most recent work is 2023’s “Formentera II” (https://tinyurl.com/3crjvkzx).
#ILikeToWatch #Metric #EmilyHaines

Indie Sleaze wasn’t just an anglophone thing. São Paulo, Brazil’s CSS AKA Cansei de Ser Sexy ( loosely translates to “Tired of Being Sexy”) with “Let’s Make Love to Death from Above” (https://tinyurl.com/mpnx68zu) from their self titled debut album (https://tinyurl.com/4dm9e5ef). Nowadays the band is entirely female following the 2011 departure of their sole cismale bandmate. They haven’t released new music since 2015ish but have been performing sporadically since 2023
#ILikeToWatch #CSS #CanseiDeSerSexy

Now let’s get a bit mellow. Here’s “Alive” (https://tinyurl.com/2s3s7d2b)/NO STROBE (https://tinyurl.com/3zf2w5xe) from English duo Goldfrapp from their 2010 album “Head First” (https://tinyurl.com/yups7pdj) The duo gets their name from their vocalist and producer Alison Goldfrapp. They’re currently on hiatus but Alison has been doing her thing as a solo artist since 2023, her most recent album is “Flux” (https://tinyurl.com/ykrxf76t) which was released earlier this month
#ILikeToWatch #Goldfrapp #AlisonGoldfrapp

Glaswegian band Chvrches featuring the work of multi-instrumentalist Lauren Mayberry arrived later in the Indie Sleaze era but songs like “The Mother We Share” (https://tinyurl.com/2estrpw2)/NO STROBE (https://tinyurl.com/yu8p66pb) from their 2013 debut “The Bones of What You Believe” (https://tinyurl.com/58vypjp4) made them an instant hit.
#ILikeToWatch #Chvrches #LaurenMayberry