The lyrics don't seem complete, but I'd have to listen again. I don't actually own this song yet.
Also, the guitars aren't technically atonal--they could be seen as a punk take on jazz. In the chorus, the higher-sounding guitar is a seventh chord, possibly an A7, played in both bars, with the bass slashed in the first bar, playing a D, and not slashed in the second. I haven't worked out exactly what's going on in the verses as of this writing, but I think it's a D or Dsus4 with an occasional maj7 in the lead guitar and vocal lines. Incidentally, the bass plays a line, but the fundamental points are the same notes in both the verse and chorus--D and A. So, basically, the high guitar is just two chords with a modern twist, typical of the post punk bands that kept to the punk aesthetic but threw in more sophisticated elements to keep things interesting.
Her vocals are deliberate--she can actually sing quite well, but would often sink the notes in a cutesy pop twist on blues, or switch to something closer to being spoken. She doesn't sound sad on this song, but compare her delivery here with "I Could Be Happy," and you can see what I mean. She ends up sounding very girl-next-door and charming, and she can make you want to sing along with her.
The lyrics don't seem complete, but I'd have to listen again. I don't actually own this song yet.
Also, the guitars aren't technically atonal--they could be seen as a punk take on jazz. In the chorus, the higher-sounding guitar is a seventh chord, possibly an A7, played in both bars, with the bass slashed in the first bar, playing a D, and not slashed in the second. I haven't worked out exactly what's going on in the verses as of this writing, but I think it's a D or Dsus4 with an occasional maj7 in the lead guitar and vocal lines. Incidentally, the bass plays a line, but the fundamental points are the same notes in both the verse and chorus--D and A. So, basically, the high guitar is just two chords with a modern twist, typical of the post punk bands that kept to the punk aesthetic but threw in more sophisticated elements to keep things interesting.
Her vocals are deliberate--she can actually sing quite well, but would often sink the notes in a cutesy pop twist on blues, or switch to something closer to being spoken. She doesn't sound sad on this song, but compare her delivery here with "I Could Be Happy," and you can see what I mean. She ends up sounding very girl-next-door and charming, and she can make you want to sing along with her.