“Naked Roommate was an assault tactic I came up with to intimidate a bad roommate out of our home.” — Amber Sermeno in Paperface Zine
Sure to make this year’s short lists for the best in Bay Area music, Pass the Loofah is Naked Roommate’s follow-up to their pandemic-era album Do the Duvet. More bouncy with pop rock but just as infectious as its predecessor, the new album applies deadpan-delivered post-punk-style vocals and weirdo synth and sax over a taut, pulsing tapestry of progammed krautrock beats. From the minimal house dance party of lead single “Bus” to the jolly good fun of “Broken Whisper” (reminiscent of Little Creatures-era Talking Heads), the album is just the soundtrack for happily two-stepping in the shower. Out on Trouble In Mind Records.
See Naked Roommate open up for Dengue Fever at the Chapel on Monday, December 30.
