photo by Jen Rosenstein; photo courtesy of Earshot Media

Single Review of The Dollyrots: “Attention Span” (Wicked Cool Records)

The Dollyrots are the husband-wife duo of Kelly Ogden (bass, vocals) and Luis Cabezas (guitar), and I feel like the Dollyrots’ catchiness is well-known, even among those who haven’t heard their music before. But if that’s the case, well, the band’s new release “Attention Span” is a good place to start. It’s a fun, energetic song with the spirit of old-school punk, the hookiness of modern pop-punk, and an energetic joy that’ll appeal well beyond either of those categories of music fans. (The band itself, in its Instagram bio, refers to itself as a “bubblegum punk band,” and yeah, that sounds like a perfect description.)

image courtesy of Earshot Media

The sound itself is throwback. In fact, this seems like something Cher and her friends might listen to in Clueless. The movie, not the TV show. As if! The opening guitar riffs are raw and staticky, but once the song kicks in they’re crisper and tunefully crunchy, driving the song forward along with the rhythm section (with John Fields providing drums on this recording), both leaving enough soundspace to feature the vocals.

What does all that mean? It means that this is a catchy, fun song you’re likely to get into really quickly. Like, by the end of the first listen. Totally. But in all seriousness, this is a seriously fun song!