Negative charisma has been a staple of rock from Jerry Lee Lewis to Courtney Love. With its latest album "No! No! No!" (Trattoria), Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her takes it to a whole new level.
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Aiha Higurashi has always had attitude to burn and on this release, she fully displays the musical chops to back it up.
The first three cuts of "No! No! No!" are arguably the most exciting 10 minutes of music to come out of Japan this year. Higurashi's guitar lays into hooks like a chain saw with a cool frenzy that recalls Runaways-era Joan Jett or the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with better songs and high heels. "I could be a star," growls Higurashi on the opening track, "No Star," and if this album is any evidence, she is one step closer to that goal.