It has been a few days since I posted anything. Such are the perils of college. Learning to do what you want makes it harder to actually do those things. (I'll quit bitching...)
The Broken Hearts Club ep (which is fantastic) came out last year but I think is still worth talking about. Girls here go further into their late 50's early 60's aesthetic crafting pop songs that feel like they walked out of an episode of Happy Days. However, it is unlikely that you can listen to this song and feel especially happy. This song is sad. Christopher Owens sings, "There's a voice in the back of my head that says you're always going to be alone/Go turn the tv on, turn off the telephone" This sense of isolation and regret pervades the song, and most of Girls' work in general. I think that framing this sense in an anachronistic musical style is a brilliant choice, making the songs feel familiar yet not losing the poignancy of newness that can be lost in exploring older styles.
Girls- Heartbreaker
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