Undergirl Is Here!

NEW YORK (Scarlet A Records) Just like the jolt to the system the peaceful, easy mid-'70s got when punk rock arrived, UNDERGIRL has done it again with MY FLASH ON YOU. The band's latest CD, packed with 11 of the kind of original rock 'n' roll songs you haven't felt since Sticky Fingers, heralds music's wake-up call once again, but with a difference. This time, the women are running the show.

"Radio Action" and "Fancy Snakes" kick it off with all the attitude of The Sex Pistols and The Ramones for a new century. Sexy, raw-voiced Amy DiCamillo adds to the molten, punk melting pot: "If the Dead Boys and the Hot Snakes had a baby, named her rock 'n' roll, and she grew up to have the mouth of Mick Jagger, the hair of MC5, the moves of Marc Bolan, the mind of Syd Barret and the heart of Nick Drake�" is the way she describes the band's frantic sound. DiCamillo rocks lead vocals and guitars along with band members Becky Vomit on bass, Matthew Billick on guitars, and drummer Frank Domanico.

Poised to be the break-out tune, "Boy's Club" tells a double story of the anger and grrl power close to UNDERGIRL's heart. It's about "being friends with someone, trusting them, and getting stabbed in the back," says Amy, and then "watching all your guy friends play in their bands (while knowing that your band kicks all their asses)."

With basic tracks all laid down in a single weekend, MY FLASH ON YOU follows the band's first full-length CD, She's Too Much For My Mirror (2001 Scarlet A Records). Both were produced by Kris Alutius and recorded at Slugg Studios in Collingswood, NJ. UNDERGIRL has have performed on the Warped Tour and has shared the stage with the likes of The Strokes, Lunachicks, At the Drive-In and The New York Dolls' Sylvain Sylvain.

DiCamillo admits that even with a true tough chick attitude, she has more than a few fun-loving and thought-provoking influences. A writing breakthrough came for her on "Friday Night," an AC/DC-styled good-time rock 'n' roll song from start to finish.

"I just love music so much," she says, "From the love of my life, R.E.M., to the Faces and Neil Young ... and the recent winner of my heart, the beautiful Nick Cave."