I just went to my first gig by myself- unintentionally so it was a bit tragic. 'No, my plus one won't be coming'... not the most comforting thing to say. Girls weren't on for another half an hour and as I sipped my Corona scanning the crowd of haircuts, fur coats and leather jackets, I worried I'd committed myself to trendy-gig hell. The band came on in all their hairy glory- the singer in a pvc hat, which only confirmed my suspicions...
BUT, they started out with 'Laura' and were a lot more bluesy than on the record. I sighed a sigh of relief. The boys in Girls can play good gee-tar. I could only fault it for lagging a bit in the middle and the singer saying 'this is the best song I've ever written' and it being the worst song of the set- it was about love, it was about a french girl, I didn't recognise it from the album but it was pretty dull. Hellhole Ratrace was a breakthrough- the tempo picked up and they broke into big boy guitars. After that it did start to lag- it might be because I needed a wee though. I got lost through some doors into this mad VIP lounge with a big glass screening area- much better than being crushed down on the floor- it was absolutely packed. I stayed for Lust for Life- my favourite song off the album. It was actually fairly so-so, which was surprising as it was the song that got me out into the cold to go and see them.
Overall I was impressed though- for songs I didn't think I would be. They are definitely worth catching at a festival or if they are supporting someone. Not sure I would go to one of their own gigs again though.
Check out their NSFW video- singing into willy's- inspired.
http://pitchfork.com/news/36932-nsfw-girls-lust-for-life-video-hardcore-xxx-version/
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