Care Bears on Fire, an all-girl punk trio (and we do mean girl — their ages 13 to 14), have shot an official video for their single "Everybody Else." It makes me wonder if I would’ve been friends with them when I was in junior high…or if, as I fear even today, they’re too cool for me.
The video has a paint-by-numbers theme, which makes me feel guilty for loving those things when I was young. I didn’t get that they were about conformity and selling a pre-packaged view of beauty and art. Yep, these Brooklyn girls, who were featured in New York magazine when they were 10 and 11, are definitely cooler than I am. If you haven’t heard the track yet, give the video a play. You’ll dig the beat, lead singer’s Sophie’s adorably badass Joan Jett vibe, and the defiant-but-age-appropriate lyrics: "Don’t tell me to be quiet, to be a good girl/ Want to see more of this wild, wild world / Don’t learn anythin’ sittin’ at home/ Want to be free, I want to roam." I wish I had discovered punk at that age…. An album will follow later this year.
Great sound! Yep, love the name.
Holy crap, old skool punk (minus some angst), I’d see them live if nothing else than to hear if they can pull this off on stage. Something tells me they can.
Good Luck!
this is horrible typical teeny-bopper punk-rock stupidity. much like avril lavigne a few years ago.
Compared to other artists their age, they’re very good. Can’t wait to see what they’ll do later. Maybe like Silverchair, they’ll just grow, mature, and get better.
the name is awesome, but that wasn’t too good. i will they that they have some potential, but it was just kind of annoying. the video was pretty cool though.
I will say kudos to the girls for not being a Miley Cyrus/Britney Spears-type act, but if this is punk, I’ll eat my hat. Really, I will eat my hat.
joe strummer is rolling over in his grave. not punk.
Wow, I’m really impressed with these girls. Really remind me of the Runaways. Very nice, old school vibe, especially that bass pattern.
Yes, we all encourage other 13-year-old girls to get out of home and roam.
Nice to see someone reminding us that Avril Lavigne is actually extremely good at what she does. Paying attention, people? THIS is what crappy prefab pop-punk REALLY sounds like.
Cool name, cool video. If anything, it’s refreshing to see such a young band not do pop music.
I heard about this band over 2 years ago. Get a New Single!