Nevertheless focussing on the here and now for the time being, there are indubitably some quite great, if outrightly barking moments here showcased: from the epic lo-fi balladry of Berlin that's equal parts Shakespears Sister and early Metronomy to the madcap Riot Grrrl rawk of opener Daddy's Bulge, Greatest Hits Vol: 1 is not merely overtly eccentric but is also suitably eclectic given that its members, Maria Dada and Amy Pennington originate from the Lebanon and the nondescript nether regions of Northern England respectively. From buoyant scraps and scrapes of abrasive arrhythmia (Motherfolkers, Oh Boy She Moans) to disquietingly crooked, if evocative doom pop (I Was Only Passing By, Doomed), Dada and Pennington vividly recall the now-tragically defunct Les Georges Leningrad at their most monstrous, and the result is an engrossing listen that deserves far greater consideration than its own attention span allows it. I Wannabe In Democracy carries a thrashed, trashy take on the chord progression from The Beautiful South's Perfect 10 to skew-whiff yowls half Brian Wilson and half lupine like a thyme-marinated lamb to the slaughterous feast of starved Philistine giants; Pushchair Suicide triumphantly reconfigures The Dandy Warhols' Bohemian Like You, its pulse racing rapid to the pace of a palpitating drum machine on the point of expiration and subsequent obsoleteness; and an undulating, out of tune take on Billy Idol's White Wedding provides yet another emphatic instance in a largely compulsive listen.
