ARTIST: PISSINBOY
TITLE: EMILY
FORMAT: LP
LABEL: LARSEN RECORDZ
CATALOGUE NUMBER: LZ098

TRACK LIST:

Six For A Fiver
She Likes Pubs
Pick Me Up
Car Accident
Fool Of Me

She's The One
Life Style
Love Of Mine
Left Temple
A Padoue
The Girl I Like

INFO:

Artists-cum-musicians can be a pretty hit or miss thing. For every Throbbing Gristle there are a hell of a lot of Yoko Onos. Thankfully Pissinboy, the musical arm of Italian artist Andrea Pirovano’s creative endeavours, is actually pretty damn good. The group, which began back in 2007 as the solo project of singer/guitarist Pirovano (or Piro for short), now features Graham Mushnik on drums and Juste Akiss on second guitar.
Based in Stoke Newington, the three-piece make lo-fi fuzz-pop, and kind of sound like a mariachi band who have discovered the joys of garage rock. Piro’s songs are endearingly simple, as are his lyrics, which concern everyday things like the colour of his tracksuit as he runs through Hackney Marshes. There is something really charming about Pissinboy’s music, which owes as much to the lo-fi naivety of Daniel Johnston as it does to '60s garage bands.

Sophie Jacobs