VIDEO OF THE DAY: “III” BY PERFECT PUSSY

Formed at the spur of the moment when lead singer and lyricist Meredith Graves was asked to perform a song in the upcoming Scott Coffey movie Adult World (starring John Cusack and Emma Roberts), Syracuse-based punks Perfect Pussy are out on the road in support of their demo/EP, April’s fearsome four-track, thirteen-minute I have lost all desire for feeling. Her voice buried in the mix, well-read art aficionado Graves channels early Sonic Youth as she screams, “I’m a real piece of shit / I’m a real lost cause / Dare to act like you’re surviving and get thrown to the dogs,” in “IV,” continuing, “Every dog deserves forgiveness / no matter who he bit / I’m a real lost cause / I’m a real piece of shit.” But Perfect Pussy is no lost cause, tearing through vicious songs that even feature an occasional synth line and, of course, lots of feedback. Yes, as in Graves’s previous band, Shoppers, the songs are titled with sequential Roman numerals, although she claims it is not for artistic reasons this time around but just that she couldn’t decide what to call the deeply personal confessions. Well, we call them fuckin’ awesome. Graves, guitarist Ray McAndrew, noise synthesist Shaun Sutkus, bassist Greg Ambler, and drummer Garrett Koloski will be at 285 Kent on November 22 with Beach Fossils and on November 23 with Shannon and the Clams, then the band will be back for a show at NYU’s Kimmel Center on December 5 with Ceremony, White Lung, and Sleepies.