Grey-Eyed Girls

Sound DNA

• Rock
• Garage Rock

• lo-fi
• laid-back
• psychedelic

About

Here the Fresh & Onlys’ love for arcane post-punk and darkwave regulars of L.A.s Scream club in the mid-‘80s (like Abecedarians, Tender Fury and Kommunity FK) seeps from their more shadowy and angularly arranged songs such as “Black Coffin,” the brooding “No Second Guessing” and “Invisible Forces,” which sounds like the accidental invention of surf goth. Although the bewitching vocals of chanteuse Heidi Alexander are a bit buried here, frontman Tim Cohen has stepped up his singing prowess with a more confident attack and a newfound range in the lower register which suits the augmentation of minor chords that pepper <i>Grey-Eyed Girls</i>. The catchy “D.Y.” blends a love for Northwest staples like Wipers and Dead Moon with the San Francisco indie scene’s ongoing worship of Billy Childish. But aside from all the heady structures and obscurist-friendly reference points, it’s the breezy six-string jangle, watery reverb and sunny sing-along melodies on tunes such as “I’m Gonna Be Your Elevator” that have captured the hearts and ears of the city’s underground surf culture.

via Apple Music

Tracklist