Wednesday, March 2, 2011

7 Year Bitch - Lorna

Another one from the ex-GF. Straight up "Girl Grunge" from a Seattle all-girl band. Apparently not a Riot Grrrl band, so I'm making that distinction.

Anyway, 7 Year Bitch endured their share of trials and tribulations, including the OD of their guitarist Stefanie Sargent, and the brutal murder of their good friend (and C/Z labelmate) Mia Zapata of The Gits. Valerie Agnew, 7 Year Bitches' drummer went on to co-found anti-violence non-profit group Home Alive after Zapata's death, which is a pretty cool and constructive way to deal with something horrific like that.

Despite all of this, they had a 7 year run and cut 3 LPs. Not sure what they sounded like later, as this is their first single, but they're definitely on the heavier side and a bit unpolished.

A: Lorna, No Fuckin' War
B: You Smell Lonely
Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. Thanks Matt!

    Their last album was too effectsy for my tastes, but the second, 'Viva Zapata', is on my top album list. It kills!

    BTW, do you know of a band called STP, a possible Riot Grrl super group? They had one track called 'Sweet Man' on a comp 7" called ...And Everything Nice with L7, Hole and Babes In Toyland and a couple others. Around 1990-92?

    Cheers!

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  2. Hi my name is Dillon Whittier and I lve on 4105 37th ave south Seattle WA 98118 I m related to Stefanie Sargent from 7 year bitch she work at RocketPizza on broadway street in Seattle

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  3. "she work at RocketPizza on broadway street in Seattle"

    The service must be pretty slow there then, she's been dead for 20 years...

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