Just after returning from a European tour in support of their breakout debut, Girls upgraded their recording equipment and chose six of their favorite new songs for the surprisingly conventional-sounding Broken Dreams Club EP. A wooden studio sheen provides a laid-back vibe as Christopher Owens, JR White, and a dozen guest musicians concentrate on dreamy Southern ballads done in a '50s-style. If this is a sign of things to come, expect them to sound like Beirut or Grizzly Bear by their next full-length. Horns, pedal steel, and electric piano round out the title track “Broken Dreams Club,” and “The Oh so Protective One” is practically a flamenco take on Roy Orbison. The EP standout, “Heartbreaker,” fits closest with the material on Album. ~ Jason Lymangrover
Rovi
ガールズが儚げな表題の6曲入りEPを発表(うち3曲は1月のライヴでも披露済み)。彼らのナイーヴな部分を丸出しにした人間臭いスロウで構成されていて、特にホーンを加えたオールディーズ風の冒頭曲とアリエル・ピンク師匠からモロに影響されたと思われるサイケなAOR“Alright”の出来が素晴らしい。また、初のスタジオ録音によって音質も格段に向上。初作のヒットが偶然ではないことを証明するには十分すぎる内容だ。
bounce (C)小泉いな子
タワーレコード(vol.326(2010年10月25日発行号)掲載)