rock band names

rock band names

In the category of odd band names, UUVVWWZ is one of the odder sorts I've heard about lately. That it's pronounced long form as "Double U Double V Double W, Zee" instead of going phonetically by how it's spelled also works as part of the strange. It also gets you mighty curious as to what this band is all about. After all, I initially gave their self-titled debut album a listen for exactly that reason. So before you think about doing the same, let me try and provide some information about the band that might enable you to make a better decision about them before simply jumping in. My immediate admiration for UUVVWWZ stems largely from the number of risks they take on their debut. Here is a band that could quite easily make accessible rock music that might attract a large number of fans, but they instead choose to challenge themselves and avoid pratfalls like a verse-chorus-verse structure and White Stripes-esque garage rock fodder. Their songs range from loud rock spazz-outs to quieter ballads and a grand mixture of both. All of this insanity is held together by frontwoman Teal Gardner, whose powerful voice goes from Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Alison Mosshart of The Kills to Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof to Jemina Pearl formerly of Be Your Own Pet in one fell swoop and sometimes in a single song.