Cindy Lee

Calgary post-punk band Women was easily one of my favorite acts to come out of the 2000's, and i was super bummed when they disbanded (pun absolutely intended) in 2010.  Since then though, the surviving members have been cranking out individual projects to rival Women's all too short of a run.  One of those projects is the band (soon to be formerly known as) Viet Cong who put out what is still my favorite album of the year back in January.  Another project was called Androgynous Mind which seems to have morphed into what is now called Cindy Lee.  Their debut full-length LP, "Act of Tenderness" is due at the end of December, and from the samples and songs that i've heard, it's a messy, noisy masterpiece.  Listen to the jerky and haunting "Quit Doing Me Wrong" below and be on the lookout for the record from CCQSK.  Get more info here.

Viet Cong

The demise of the fantastic Calgary band Women was pretty tragic, an ugly break up that occurred on stage, followed by the death of a band member.  Since then, members have been putting out various solo projects like the excellent Androgynous Mind, and now Viet Cong who will soon have a release ready for Mexican Summer.  Listen to the rough mix of "Bunker Buster" below.  There are a lot of elements of Women in the mix, noise and pop...and that's a grand thing.

Androgynous Mind

One of my favorite act of the last few years was the criminally underrated Women, and was pretty bummed when they broke up.  But good news everyone.  Former singer/guitarist Patrick Flegel has a new project called Androgynous Mind, and is releasing a 7" EP called "Nightstalker" in December on Faux Discx.  Take a listen to the haunting, lo-fi "Knock on my Door" below.