Spend the Night

by The Donnas

Overview

Fuller and more thought-out than their previous releases, the Donnas' Spend the Night furthers the band's evolution from their "what if the Ramones were chicks" vibe into a really cohesive hard rock band. The straightforward lyrics still revolve around "Tonight we're gonna party," "Let's get high in the backseat of my car," and "I'm gonna steal you away from your girl," but using these tried-and-true rock & roll themes with the Donnas' equally simple song structures, their sound and message achieve a kind of rock purity that seems miles away from all of the Britneys and Christina Aguileras out there. Their allegiance to the sound of simplistic party rock bands that were around in the late '70s/early '80s (Kiss, Cheap Trick, Moetley Cruee) joins forces with the snarl of the tough girl groups of that same era (Blondie, the Pretenders, Joan Jett) in a way that hasn't been heard on a major label in at least a decade. Special recognition deserves to go to guitarist Donna R./Allison Robertson whose Ace Frehley fascination used to be cute and now sounds as though it has erupted into a full-blown obsession, but somehow she still manages to put a heavier Southern rock/Angus Young spin on the riffs, demonstrating a real attention to craft that wouldn't have even occurred to them on their 1998 debut. Despite all of this maturity, Spend the Night ain't no Mantovani; the perpetually teenaged foursome still have their raw edges and sharp teeth, it's just that the edges rip deeper and the teeth bite harder with this more efficient and well-crafted rock assault. ~ Zac Johnson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2024
Label:	Real Gone Music
UPC:	0848064017400
Rank:	164958

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Donnas   Primary Artist
Donna C.   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Donna F.   Vibraslap,Vocals (Background)
The Hellacopters   Vocals (Background)
Torry Castellano   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Maya Ford   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Brett Anderson   Vocals
Allison Robertson   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Donna R.   Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Dim-E   Assistant Engineer
Dime   Assistant Engineer
Dim e   Assistant Engineer
Chris Becker   Animation
Mary Gormley   A&R
Michael Rosen   Assistant Engineer
Scott Holdervy   Assistant Engineer
Andy Dick   Interviewer
Paul Revelli   Drum Technician
Clint Roth   Engineer
Jason Carmer   Engineer,Producer
Robert Shimp   Engineer,Producer
Scott Smith   Audio Supervisor
Keith Armstrong   Assistant Engineer
Emily Lazar   Mastering
David Anthony   Producer
Sean Beresford   Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Jackie Kelso   Camera Operator
The Donnas   Composer,Interviewee,Camera Operator,Cover Art Concept
Stephen Stickler   Cover Photo,Photography,Artwork
Jesse Nichols   Assistant Engineer
Gloria Gabriel   Producer
Christina Dittmar   Art Direction
Davy Newkirk   Model
Sarah Register   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Popglory   Art Direction
Eric Frison   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tim Baker   Camera Operator