"My First Time Was Awesome" by No Fuzz

No Fuzz- My First Time Was Awesome

In the interest of proving that, despite my last post, I am still totally cool (so cool you could store a side of meat in me for a month; so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis*), have a listen to "My First Time Was Awesome" by No Fuzz, a Russian garage rock/punk group I found on bandcamp (there are so many awesome little groups on bandcamp; I suggest getting drunk and spending a few hours clicking around). Their female vocalist has the kind of style you're either going to love or hate; I fall in the former camp, and am especially fond of her accent. She-- and the whole band, really-- bear more than a passing resemblance to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but No Fuzz sounds a little rougher and stranger, which is maybe why I'm more fond of them than the YYYs (is that a legit abbreviation?). More than anything, I love the lyrics to this. "My first time was awesome, the second time was quite all right, my third time was a great time**, and my last time looked like a fight" is a fucking excellent attitude towards a girl losing her virginity (yeah, I'ma go all analytic on you here). To hell with the Taylor Swift-ian narratives where getting laid is either something to regret, or, provided it's True Love, cast in a boringly saccharine light. In No Fuzz's song, the girl has desire, power, and is not gonna spend a second feeling ashamed. "I was only thirteen when I met you, yeah I was only thirteen/ And I've been trying to forget you, at least until I'm seventeen" is another gem. This is a girl with some confidence and smarts, and I love it. "My First Time Was Awesome" is a rockin' tune with a delightfully-accented vocalist and lyrics that make my feminist heart go pitter-patter.

No Fuzz's album Whatever is available for free download on bandcamp, so, you know...have some.

*Stolen from Douglas Adams.

**I think this is wrong, but damn if I can make out what she's saying about her third time.