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 Local power pop combo probably best known for their 1996 appearance on MTV's Makeover Madness. Hailing from Dekalb, band members Gina Crosley (guitars vocals), J. Friese (drums), Dave Suh (guitars, vocals) and Chris Frantisak (bass and "gizmos") met in 1995 while attending NIU. Their latest offering superprimered is one of the latest in a long line of Chicago power-pop recordings. With their powerful hooks, occasional metal-esque guitars and female lead vocals. Emil Muzz is able to achieve a certain purity in their sound that doesn't seem contrived.  Despite her relative rock'n'roll inexperience -- she had never been in a band before filling the space left when original vocalist Sarah Brown left the band -- her rock-grrrl howl is more menacing and powerful and her singing voice is more melodic and expressive. That said, I wish she would do a bit more singing and a bit less yelling. Her voice is quite pretty (she won state competitions for singing) and its rich timbre lends itself well to the power-pop genre. The tracks "Polaris Mine," "Radium," and "Luv Lover" are some of the best indie power-pop efforts out of the Windy City since the passing of the late Jim Ellison of Material Issue while "Grip 17" and "Missile" are fully-realized harder rock songs.
Ultimately, Emil Muzz's success will depend on their ability to overcome the obvious Veruca Salt comparisons and focus on their power-pop strengths rather than getting bogged down by their sometimes-silly indie-metal pretensions. You can visit their home page at http://www.cs.niu.edu/~t90elg1/muzz/.
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