You’re moments ago, but seconds away
This Washington state trio is revered for their gut-wrenching, foot-stomping indie-punk vibes and Beth Ditto’s prolific wailing (not to mention her nudist fuckeries). What will fans think of the new, Rick Rubin-produced LP? They will love it, if they happen to also like Franz Ferdinand.

If memory serves, and it usually does, the Gossip aren’t doing anything usual or despicable, and this is not another one of Ditto’s fuckeries. The Gossip are there — the moment that comes after the moment where the band crawls out of the garage. The moment where a band feels they have accomplished everything they ever wanted to accomplish. All that there’s left is to dance. We’ve seen it happen to time and time again. Most recently with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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