Girls

Overview

Sydney might have forgotten to bring summer this year, but hearing the beautiful psychedelic pop of San Francisco’s Girls is a pretty much guaranteed way to make you forget you’re not lazing around on a sun-soaked beach somewhere in California.

After a solid debut album and follow-up EP, Girls’ latest album Father, Son, Holy Ghost has proven that these two are capable of delivering tunes fuelled by far more than just heartache and various kinds of drugs. Moving seamlessly between catchy pop and smooth psychedelia, Father, Son, Holy Ghost is like a mixtape of retro awesome spanning from ‘60s soul to spiritualising gospel. Though thanks to singer and songwriter Christopher Owens’ haunting vocals and Chet “JR” White’s rich production, all tracks are set firmly in the present.

Girls have a 40-minute set at Laneway on Sunday, but if they’re planning on playing the almost-epic length 'Forgiveness' or 'Vomit' — and hopefully they’re planning on playing both — then that’s only, like, six tunes. If you want more (you do) don’t miss out on their side show this Thursday.