I have loved The Gossip for about 10 years now! They first came around with The Gossip EP on K Records in 1999. Beth Ditto has one of those amazing voices that is hard to resist. I fell in love immediately. The combination of her voice and the punk garage-y sounds of the band make some amazingly addictive songs. But The Gossip is really all about live shows. Those first early sets I saw them perform in the early '00s remain some of my favorite shows ever. Beth's amazing energy and sincerity is somehow transferred to everyone in the audience. You really feel like you are part of one big family when you go to a Gossip show. Beth really brings the songs to life and makes them sound better than the recording ever could. The Gossip really didn't start to get noticed until their amazing album from 2006, Standing in the Way of Control. This new album is their first on a major label and it was produced by Rick Rubin. It has a different, more polished sound than their previous work but I love it just the same. The songs are catchy and loud. This band is simply impossible to ignore anymore! The first single, "Heavy Cross," is fantastic, and the entire album is really full of great songs!