Almost from the off, Pussy Riot seemed to engage with the spirit of the Riot Grrrl movement.
Those guerilla gigs, the short, sharp songs which hit out against authority while embracing a gleeful sense of invention… it was all warmly, richly familiar.
Two members of the Russian group – Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina – performed at VICE's 20th birthday party at the weekend, tearing through Le Tigre's 'Deceptacon'.
It now seems that the Pussy Riot pair are working with Le Tigre/MEN member JD Samson. Le Tigre's Johanna Fateman initially posted the above photo, with NME gaining a little inside information.
Nadya Tolokonnikova explains that the collaboration is primarily working in visual mediums, with the possibility of new music at some point.
Speaking to the NME, she said: "Maybe at some point in the future we will do an album, but right now we want to make videos."
Here's 'Deceptacon'.
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