girls

Beach Boys般的陽光爽朗和The Beatles跨入七O年代的迷幻神采，溷合著粗獷不羈的Lo-Fi質(zhì)地，Christopher Owens和Chet “JR” White這兩個(gè)隱身在「女孩」背后的大男孩，音樂裡沒有故作姿態(tài)的隱喻或華麗詞藻，直率地說著關(guān)于心碎、寂寞和逝去戀情的種種，復(fù)古迷濛的酸楚，緊緊牽系著每個(gè)人關(guān)于青春的記憶。
 
然而，這混雜甜美和苦澀的浪漫背后，卻是Christopher Owens成長(zhǎng)于「上帝之子」（Children of God）異教社群交織著自殺、賣淫的晦暗童年，但也是在這個(gè)地方，讓他從「教友」前Fleetwood Mac吉他手Jeremy Spencer手中獲得第一把吉他，并從這個(gè)與外界流行文化隔絕的封閉世界，吸納六、七O年代的音樂養(yǎng)分，進(jìn)而醞釀出屬于Girls的獨(dú)特懷舊聲響。
 
耽溺于過往戀情的開場(chǎng)曲〈Lust For Life〉和〈Laura〉，洋溢著Beach Boys式的和諧旋律；〈Hellhole Ratrace〉拉扯著傷痕累累的心靈，瀰漫宛如Spiritualized的深幽迷幻；〈Morning Light〉、〈Headache〉分別帶來深邃迷亂的Shoegazing氣息和Dream pop迷濛動(dòng)人的溫度，至于「臺(tái)灣特別盤」收錄的〈Oh Boy〉和重新翻玩鄉(xiāng)村名曲〈End Of The World〉，則有著Bradford Cox附身般的慘情絕美。
 
失去時(shí)序標(biāo)記的頹靡氣味，五顏六色的迷幻藥物，日以繼夜的海灘派對(duì)，Girls音符中彷彿六、七O年代嘻皮的生活態(tài)度，將青春的直接和純粹都被埋入夢(mèng)幻糖衣包覆的苦果中，你可以說他單純無知或不識(shí)愁滋味，但，青春或許就該如此揮霍??！
San Francisco duo Girls make druggy, ethereal pop in the spirit of Spiritualized and Ariel Pink. Christopher Owens was born in Florida, son to a mother and father who were actively involved as members of the Children of God cult, and spent most of his childhood drifting. After moving across Puerto Rico, Asia, and Europe, and having his first experiences as a street musician singing carols in a Children of Gods kids choir, he became disenfranchised with his lifestyle after catching a peak of American pop culture on TV, and decided to break away and move to the States. At 16, Owens raised enough money by playing guitar on the streets for a plane ticket; he joined his older sister who lived in Amarillo, TX. Without a proper education, he resorted to stocking shelves at a grocery, and eventually became friends with some punks who regularly stole from the store. He shaved his hair into a Mohawk and joined a hardcore band called Hubris. Four years later, with the help of an older, wealthy music enthusiast who took Owens under his wing and gave him a part-time job, he moved to San Francisco to pursue a new life as a painter. Once there, he met Liza Thorn, and started a band with her called Curls. In the bustling nightlife, she introduced him to Matt Fishbeck, who invited him to play with up-and-comers Holy Shit!, and later connected him to JR White. A kindred spirit, with a less-sprawling background, White had grown up in Santa Cruz with liberal-minded teachers, and besides playing in some punk groups and learning about recording, he'd spent the majority of his twenties in San Francisco as a cook by day and slacker by night. With a common love of drugs and music, the two started making music together and eventually earned a deal with Matador's baby label True Panther Sounds.