Spend the Night [Expanded Edition]

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The Donnas: Brett Anderson (vocals); Allison Robertson (guitar, background vocals); Maya Ford (bass, vibraslap, background vocals); Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, background vocals).
At the risk of offending classicists, the Donnas are the great girl-punk group the Runaways were meant to be some 25 years earlier. Smartly, they avoid the codified copycat punk moves of the post-Green Day set and instead focus on the mid-'70s sound typified by the likes of the Ramones, the Dictators, and yes, the aforementioned rebel chicks. Accordingly, they manage the neat trick of beating the Strokes, Vines, etc. at their own game without even trying. As on their previous four (!) albums, the still-young Donnas provide a non-stop barrage of heavy guitar riffs, catchy-but-raw hooks, and plenty of pure punk energy. The fact that their pure punk/hard-rock sound never sounds contrived is a testament to the spirit and vitality that's lasted the group in such good stead throughout its existence.