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Common Reaction
Uh Huh Her
Nettwerk Records





Uh Huh Her’s debut full-length album Common Reaction is a melodic hybrid of powerful electro and indie-inspired sounds. The group consists of the musical talents of Leisha Hayley and multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey, whose female vocal pairings gives the album a sultry, organic texture. While the initial sound of the album seems merely stylish and elite, the songs move through more introspective topics that elevates them from nothing more than club music - songs such as “Explode” explore the dark sides of female sexuality, abandonment, and the pursuit of love in a superficial demographic. In fact, Hailey and Grey use this ironic notion and push it further, motioning towards a kind of glamorized version of Tegan and Sara, but through sad lyrical gestures which are camouflaged by upbeat, catchy electronic anthems. The track “Away From Here” epitomizes this world of pain glossed over by outward beauty, as they sing “What if I could change the world one day at a time/ I’d go back and stay/ Too much is gone/ Shallow in depth/ So I see everything clear.” Inspired by a PJ Harvey B-Side, offended by the notion of a love song, Uh Huh Huh moves beyond the dance scene through a shimmery, aurally pleasing display of the female persuasion.