Father, Son, Holy Ghost cover

Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Released

The marvel of Girls is that Christopher Owen and JR White were somehow able to channel completely unrelated sounds, like My Bloody Valentine, Blondie, and late Fifties doo-wop, into one woozy organic whole. This is the band’s heaviest record, and their last, less winsome than their other work, and full of swirling wah and fuzz that suits them beautifully. There should have been much more of this, the wilder and more detailed version of Girls. It also sounds like Wilco? A rewarding thing full of Easter eggs.

Sasha Frere-Jones

Recommended by

Suggestions
Embrace cover

Embrace

Sleepy Sun
23 cover

23

Blonde Redhead
Tru cover

Tru

Ovlov
Friend cover

Friend

Grizzly Bear
Ivy Tripp cover

Ivy Tripp

Waxahatchee
Hope Downs cover

Hope Downs

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Bloc Party cover

Bloc Party

Bloc Party