GIRLS – Hellhole Ratrace & Lust For Life
Girls frontman Christopher Owens grew up in the Children of God cult. His older brother died as a baby because the cult didn’t believe in medical attention. His dad left. He and his mother lived around the world, and the cult sometimes forced his mother to prostitute herself. As a teenager, Owens fled and lived as a Texas gutter-punk for a while. Then a local millionaire took Owens under his wing, and Owens moved to San Francisco. There, he and Chet “JR” White formed Girls, and recorded Album, their debut album, under the influence of just about every kind of pill they could find.
Scott • 2 years ago
Interesting story, reminded me of Survivor, a bit.
Music was dope.
Larry • 2 years ago
yes it is a throwback to like early beach boys (in a good way), not the orchestral stuff but the simple sunny tunes of their early career. the voice reminds me of joe strummer and dylan and orbison all rolled into one.
the video for “lust for life” makes me want to move to san fransico and frolic with the cute girls
Scott • 2 years ago
yeah, a lot of things make me want to move to frisco… namely dancing with Ward to the Animals Warm SF Nights in BR. ahhhhh….
larry • 2 years ago
mattner? opine please…
Mike • 2 years ago
I think I like the home movie quality of the first video. This guy’s voice reminds me of Kings of Leon a little.
larry • 2 years ago
first video: i love the juxtaposition between the lyrics and the video – he is singing about loneliness, and yet the video appears to take place at a party – He fills his life with people but still feels isolated.