Girls - Broken Dreams Club EP

Hey it's me again,

I've been awaiting more music from Girls, after the release of their incredible debut album cleverly titled "Album". If you're expecting this EP to follow up on what made the album so good, then you're in for a treat, as not only does it do exactly that, but it also expands upon it with more instrumentation from different instruments not heard in "Album". It features a lot of horns, which reminded me of Beirut, synthesizers, and even female backing vocals in the track "Substance", something that we haven't seen before. However, Girls did a good job of not letting this new amalgamation of instruments allow the previous aspects of their music to take the back seat, it's still got that surf sound in there.

I feel like the horns, especially in "Thee Oh So Protective One" kind of adds a new Latin sound to the mix. But that's okay. Their sound is expanding and growing, and there's nothing wrong with that at all. This EP sort of to catch of glimpse of what to expect in the future from them, it's a 6 track prediction of what's next.

Of course, Owens kept to his mopey, heartbroken themes in the lyrics. After all, he did choose to name the EP "Broken Dreams Club", and one of the tracks is titled "Heartbreaker", and through careful listening to the lyrics it is clear to see that he's got girl troubles. You'd think putting out a highly acclaimed debut album and touring extensively would cheer him up; apparently not. He's still suffering from severe heartache.

My only issue with this album is that he became less aggressive, and his songs are beginning to slow down. What ever happened to the intensity, fun and passion that I so loved in the amazing track "Lust For Life"? That track played a significant role what made their debut album so awesome. There were no tracks that really pumped me up as that track did, I was really, really pulling for another one of those kind of songs, and they didn't deliver there. Hopefully in their next album they'l include some faster songs.

Also, I don't know why the hell Girls insists on releasing summer sounding albums so close to winter, this EP would've accumulated a lot more fame if released around May-July, that was some pretty poor timing on their part. They did the same thing with their first album if you recall, which was also released in the Autumn. But I guess at the same time, putting this album out in November gives me a taste of summer fun in a time when it seems to be long gone.

8/10

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