{"id":9998,"date":"2023-10-27T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=9998"},"modified":"2023-12-07T18:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:12:08","slug":"montreal-punks-nobro-strike-a-blow-for-female-empowerment-with-debut-album-set-your-pussy-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=9998","title":{"rendered":"Montreal punks NOBRO strike a blow for female empowerment with debut album Set Your Pussy Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">ALBUM REVIEW: NOBRO &#8211; Set Your Pussy Free (Dine Alone Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian quartet<strong> NOBRO<\/strong> were a new name to me when this album dropped into my inbox, but they&#8217;re certainly one I&#8217;ll be looking out for in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re a modern punk band and this is their debut full-length, and it&#8217;s one of the freshest-sounding things I&#8217;ve heard this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Montreal, Quebec, band says it&#8217;s &#8220;an explosive unapologetic sonic manifesto where we refuse to play by anyone else&#8217;s rules.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That may sound a little conceited for a band on their first album, but <em>Set Your Pussy Free<\/em> has bucketloads of attitude, boundless energy, and some catchy as hell tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban-1024x683.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"NOBRO\" class=\"wp-image-9893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NOBRO-pic-by-Daniel-Esteban.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>NOBRO, from left, Lisandre Bourdages, Kathryn McCaughey, Sarah Dion and Karolane Carbonneau. Pic by Daniel Esteban. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathryn McCaughey (vocals\/bass), Karolane Carbonneau (guitar), Lisandre Bourdages (keys &amp; percussion) and Sarah Dion (drums) have spent time honing their sound since forming NOBRO in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a string of singles and EPs, capped with 2020\u2019s <em>Sick Hustle<\/em> and 2022\u2019s <em>Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar<\/em>, they&#8217;ve gained a few celebrity fans along the way, including 6 Music&#8217;s Iggy Pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their debut long-player kicks off with sleaze-rock stomper <em>Set That Pussy Free<\/em>, which immediately grabs your attention with its message of female empowerment. And there&#8217;s plenty more where that came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Delete Delete Delete<\/em>, with its punchy bassline, is a reaction to the digital age in which we live, as they insist: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to be on the internet&#8221;, while <em>A.I. 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