Despite the naiveté associated with their name, these New York dance rockers are anything but innocent. With songs describing cocaine brunches and teen lovers, the Virgins are dirty, funky and clearly well-versed in the NYC clubbing scene. The Virgins are the brainchild of lead singer Donald Cumming who, during his modeling days, met guitarist Wade Oates while on a shoot in Mexico. The band then came to fruition with the addition of bassist Nick Zarin-Ackerman and drummer Erik Ratensperger. Last year’s self-titled debut delivers songs that bridge late ’70s new wave fervor with modern indie rock, giving kids something hip enough for the dance clubs but catchy enough for radio sing-alongs.
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