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Girls – Magic
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San Francisco (male) duo Girls are back with their second full-length “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” which the cover refers to as “Record 3” (I suppose including last year’s “Broken Dreams Club” EP). I was late getting into the first album but this one I’ve been looking forward to since playing the shit out that record which I said sounded like “Deerhunter covering The Beach Boys fronted by Elvis Costello.” The new one isn’t quite as immediate.
For the most part it sounds like Elliott Smith playing the Enchantment Under The Sea dance (before Marty McFly showed up) on 50s-inspired cuts like “Love Life” and “Jamie Marie”. On the other extreme songs like “Die” sounds like my high school band covering Black Sabbath but for the most part it veers towards the former (mellower) side. Album opener “Honey Bunny” and the song I’ve posted here, “Magic” are probably the poppiest moments on the album.
