Ninja

ICE QUEEN: Ninja (born Nkechi Ka Egenamba)
BAND: The Go! Team
ORIGIN: London, England
GENRE: hmm, how to describe it?
ACCOMPLICES: Ian Parton (electric guitar, harmonica, and drums), Sam Dook (electric guitar, banjo, bass, and drums), Chi Fukami Taylor (drums, vocals), Kaori Tsuchida (vocals, electric guitar, keys, and melodica), Jamie Bell (bass)
DISCOGRAPHY: "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" (2004), "Proof of Youth" (2007)
INFLUENCES: A mixture of early hip-hop, cheerleading squads, Saturday morning cartoons, '70s TV theme music and '90s noise-pop.

IMHO: The Go! Team are one of the most exciting bands of the moment, if not the most, in the indie world. They have been able to create and consolidate their own sound in only two albums, and it never gets boring. I could try and describe their music, but isn't it easier if you just listen to some of their stuff? It's a collage of styles, and Ninja's voice is just one more element in this salad of sounds. Really cool, fresh and lo-fi stuff.

FAVORITE SONGS: "Bottle Rocket", "Grip Like A Vice", "Huddle Formation"
FAVORITE ALBUM: Both, really, they are great

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