GIRLS!

Whilst Meredith is on the brain, I thought I'd take the time out to talk about one of my new found loves, Girls.
They're a two piece from San Francisco, consisting of Christopher Owens and JR Chet. Chris writes the songs, JR does production.
Their album, aptly titled Album, is (as much as they shy away from the term) lo-fi. But it's effing good.
Chris also used to be apart of the Children Of God cult. His experiences with the cult, and ultimately breaking away from it, have been well documented in almost every interview with the band ever. He broke apart from the cult, discovered drugs and booze, found himself as an artist and here we are.
I was offered the opportunity to get some phone time with them to promo their up and coming "Non-EP", the 6 track Broken Dreams Club, which was released on November 19, as well as their trip down under.
http://syn.org.au/news/2010-11-15/broken-dreams-ep-girls
This EP summary was done by a friend of mine, and SYN Music Director Jason Moore, and sums it up nicely.
I'll also attatch the audio from the un-edited phone interview I did with JR for New and Approved on SYN.



Lo-Fi isn't a dirty word. Just because it's 'trendy', doesn't mean that good lo-fi bands shouldn't be celebrated in their own right.
Album was released in 2009, and Broken Dreams Club differs from their initial lo-fi leanings, and floats more towards conscious production decisions and a smoother sound. It's a 'grower' but I'm keen to hear where they're going to take their sound.
Girls are in town for Meredith this weekend, and playing The Corner Hotel in Richmond on Friday night.

Interview: Girls - JR Chet by Belle Wade