She Wants Revenge

Having now lived long enough to see those comparisons to Interpol rendered moot, darkwave dance-rockers She Wants Revenge could be on the verge of a second wind if this current fascination with all things vampire continues. The group’s blood-drained electro certainly has the “cold comfort” thing down, and its songs—tales of S&M-lite tawdriness delivered in Justin Warfield’s mock-British monotone—are tailor-made for a Twilight crowd, who love the idea of being undead but aren’t quite ready to go all the way yet. For its part, “Must Be The One,” the first single off the band’s upcoming Valleyheart, doesn’t break any new ground with its Bono-style warbling and sappy lyrics about perfect teenage romance.

Updated 05/17/2011