Album

Girls | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 22, 2009
• Label: True Panther Sounds
• Copyright: 2009 Fantasy Trashcan (Turnstile) under exclusive license to True Panther Sounds
• Total Length: 44:17
• Genres:
  • Alternative Rock
• ASIN: B002N7H6GY
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,168 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album of '09 October 19, 2009

By M. McClure

Format:Audio CD

I heard about this band on Pitchfork a few weeks ago. The site was heaping buckets of praise on the young band's debut album, (the appropriately and simply titled 'Album'), and, even though I don't usually agree with PF's 'glowing' reviews, they're always worth -at least- checking out. Now, I'll be the first to admit that upon hearing the first 30 seconds or so of 'Lust For Life', I was a tad put-off by singer/songwriter Christopher Owens' nasally delivery, to the point of stopping the song and saying "That's that!" in regards to Girls. It wasn't until a good friend of mine, with an uncanny ear for great music called me last week to ask if i'd heard this band, which he'd been listening too, non-stop for weeks. My friend then preceded to embark on this half hour, suplerfluous-filled rant, which inevitably persuaded me to go back and give Girls another chance. Boy am I glad I did! If I'd just listened to a little more of 'Lust For Life' I would've realized that Owens so-called 'nasally delivery' was the perfect tongue-in-cheek sarcasm needed to give the bittersweet little lament of a track it's "OOMPH!". In fact, it's pretty much this formula for the entire album: take a rather somber subject matter, add an upbeat, indomitable delivery, and you have Girls. That may sound a bit repetetive, but I neglected to mention Owens' gifted vocal range. His voice can inflect hints of Elvis Costello, Morrisey, and even early-Beatles era John Lennon, (just take a gander at the no-fi gem 'God Damned' if you don't believe me). Nor have I mentioned JR White's skills as a producer/arranger. Each song on the album has it's own unique sound, almost as if it were produced by multiple people. It's that combined skill that keeps 'Album' sounding fresh track-after-track.... I would usually take time to point out key tracks, but this album is loaded with them. My only qualm is the last song, "Darling". While not a bad song, I kinda expected an album of this magnitude to go out on a stronger note. Though, when almost every song before it an IMMEDIATE CLASSIC, it's hard to hold that against them, right? So, to make a long story short: Girls' "Album" is the BEST ALBUM of 2009. It's an album that you will always come back to. It's an album you can listen to when you're sad or happy; it's an album you can listen to while huddled around a fire with people you love, or driving to work on a rainy Monday morning. It's an album that will love you for who you are. Thanks Girls. Read more ›

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great indie-pop! October 5, 2009

By John J. Knapik

Format:Audio CD

I can't believe there aren't more reviews for this. "Album" is enjoyable from beginning to end and the order of the songs lend themselves to the continuity of the disc. Every person will hear different influences here.. I hear Jesus & Mary Chain, 50's rock n' roll, 60's sunshine pop, 70's mellow rock, shoegaze, and current indie rock. The group never sounds like they are trying to sound a certain way... it just seems to flow naturally. I agree with E. Mcmenamin's review in that this COULD have been the summer album of the year if only it wasn't released in September.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars it wants you December 18, 2009

By Charlie Quaker

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

San Francisco debut of gorgeously addictive, sublime relationship angst pop, couched in
stunning summery melodies. Lo-fi, indie psychedelic pop twang with a druggy, ethereal feel that
sucks you in like the good time you just can't turn down. Allusions to Beach Boys, Phil Spector,
Jesus & Mary Chain, Stratford 4, Beaujolais, Spiritualized.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Really ecletic, really awesome October 26, 2010

By Devin Rodgers

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On this album, Girls are able to merge a multitude of genres yet orchestrate them so that it all flows cohesively. The band shows a great ability to make some fantastic indie pop as heard on "Laura" but also phenomenal ballads like "Hellhole Ratrace"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Should you buy the whole album or just Hellhole Ratrace? March 25, 2010

By Morgan McNall

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a question you should certainly ask yourself with any album, even Album. Should you buy that one stand out track or buy the whole album and see if the band has anything else you'd like as well?

The answer to this question is never easy. You really only ever know after you've listened to all the other songs, and while the little preview bits certainly do help, they really help more to skew your opinion. If you don't like the first one you listen to, it reinforces the idea that you should just buy the stand out track and tell the other tracks to sod off.

Well I did buy the whole album, and was I glad I did?

Sort of.

I mean, I got Hellhole Ratrace, which I think is awesome, and a couple of other tracks I like (`Laura', `Ghostmouth', `Lauren Marie'). Even if they're part of the "My life sucks let us sing about it" sort of genre I still like them just fine. They even remind me of some of the older Pulp songs (Freaks; 'They Suffocate At Night') but a little more atmospheric, if that's even possible.

But, personally, I like to think if you buy an album and you find even one song you like, the purchase was worth it. If you just buy lots of single songs, you're left with either liking or disliking your entire purchase. I'll be sticking with purchase ambiguity, it makes me feel semi-better about technically buying songs I don't like.

But yeah, overall the album was good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Touching Debut December 20, 2009

By Benjamin Musburger

Format:Audio CD

The debut album, "Album," by Girls contains three essential songs that amplify the entire piece. "Lust for Life," "Laura," and "Hellhole Ratrace" are spectacular songs that are polished, yet emotionally raw. There are some other decent highs on the album, but these tracks are definitely cream of the crop. I can definitely hear some Elvis Costello influence in Girls.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good September 24, 2009

By E. Mcmenamin

Format:Audio CD

"Album" is instantly catchy jangle-psychedelia. Reverb and tremolo drenched guitars, wavery downtrodden lyrics and a mix of both up-tempo and down-tempo tracks -- it would have been the perfect summer record on both sunny and rainy days.

5.0 out of 5 stars S.F. sounds June 12, 2013

By Big Al

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Surprised when I heard this group for the first time. Excellent sound. This group no longer exists. So get the album.