has been driven underground or
forced into corporate facsimile
• Marguerite, who also han-
dles studio bass duties, drummer
Eric Pierce and co-producer Pete
Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls
have made the best NJ indie al-
bum released so far this year.
Among the many things I love
about “Dark Country” are the false
endings or pregnant pauses on
“Hit You Right,” a spooky inversion
of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition,”
the soul-snarled “… To Be Honest,”
“Soul Collector,” a grunge tornado
that examines the shame of being
vain with a dual guitar solo over-
lain between Marguerite and her-
self, and the standout “Voodoo.”
The Makin Waves Song of the
Week at AsburyMusic.com, Spo-
tify and YouTube, “Voodoo” is a
trippy lust fest that sounds like the
soundtrack to an orgy in an opium
den, which should make Monster
Magnet fans clamor for Little Vi-
cious as an opening act.
The Song of the Week is which-
ever tune most sticks in my head
while listening to and writing
Listen to “Hit You Right” by Little Vicious
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