The Best Thing I Heard This Week-Girls

The best thing I heard this week is a record that is old and new, something we've all heard before but that still feels fresh. Girls’ Father, Son, Holy Ghost is unabashedly derivative, but extremely well done. All over the record are 60s and 70s landmarks, from Pink Floyd to Big Star to Otis Redding. Somehow, Girls manages to make the whole thing sound comfortably familiar yet different enough to be worth repeated listens.

The Best Thing I Heard this Week-Chad VanGaalen

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In September of 2006, I went to see Band of Horses at the Cat’s Cradle with my sister (I think) while they were touring on their only album worth a listen, Everything All the Time. I only remember three things about the show, and two of them had to do with the opener, Chad VanGaalen. Also, I’m going to refer to him from here on out as CVG because it’s quicker.