I’m not sure that the world is ready for what it’s about to see (or still recovering from seeing) in BURST GIRL’s new, first MV. Things are … well. The ex-Guso Drop crew definitely made something noteworthy:
This is a list of things that I loved about it:
- The Bouncing Souls always did/do great punk anthems; I point this out because this sounds like a Bouncing Souls song, if the lyrics were instead being shouted by idols.
- There’s a plot here in the video, I’m sure of it, but I’ll be damned if I know what it is
- Lots of #YuraSmile
- Miyako tearing the guts out of a teddy bear
- Rei gone kawaii
- A complete disregard for the principles of Chekhov’s Gun
- A weird contradiction between the hi-def visuals and the low-fi mix
This is a list of things that I wasn’t prepared for, but nonetheless dealt with:
The single (venue-only?) goes on sale tomorrow. If BURST GIRL is starting to release things and promote their music, it may not be long before they pick up more attention.
I’d love it if there were big things down the road for Burst Girl because I’ve been into them since they’re debut. I like that they could’ve just gone “okay, Guso Drop minus two people” but instead went with the old school punk thing. Rei even semi-regularly wears a The Stalin shirt during performances.
Their singing is iffy, their choreography is basic and sloppy but it totally works with what they’re going for. I’d be disappointed if it was all clean and smooth.