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The Girls At Dawn - The Girls At Dawn

Recommended by us on 20th November 2009

The Girls At Dawn by The Girls At Dawn

5...according to our on Fri 20 Nov, 2009.

Now another waxing on Captured Tracks, this time a beauty 12" disco frisbee by the rather odd Girls at Dawn. Initially I was a little reserved about another shambling US girl trio specialising in smudged Spector-ish indie but this 4 tracker has totally restored my faith. They've a rather ghostly, rattly sound with their displaced strumming, tambourine heavy production & blurred vocals propped up with some incredibly curious psychedelic effects & loose, spacious production. The songs are forged from pretty basic 60's inspired harmony-drenched pop but are in turn incredibly loveable & quite individual sounding - all these little hooks stay with you ages afterwards. Top marks for the spooky, trippy sleeve! So where does Scooby Doo fall into this hauntological equation? Strange lasses, I want more!!

Right on the the heels of their debut 7" on HoZac comes this 4-song 12" EP. Drawing from post-punk, psychedelic and 60's pop influences, these three girls from Brooklyn make haunting melodies bridged with there/not-there ghostly arrangements.

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