Girls (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco |
| Genres | Indie rock, jangle pop |
| Years active | 2007–12 |
| Labels | True Panther Sounds, Matador, Turnstile, Arts & Crafts México |
| Website | facebook |
| Past members |
Christopher Owens Chet "JR" White |
Girls was an American indie rock band, formed in San Francisco in 2007. The band comprised two key members: Christopher Owens, songwriter and lead singer, and Chet "JR" White, who played bass and produced. Girls' sound was heavily inspired by the music of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with their sound being described as lo-fi, surf rock, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, pop rock, country rock and garage rock.
Girls' debut full-length, Album, was released in 2009 to critical acclaim. Its 2011 follow-up, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, was also well-received. On July 2, 2012, Owens announced that he was leaving the band and would continue to record as a solo artist.
Owens was born into the fundamentalist cult Children of God, but absconded at the age of sixteen from their community in Slovenia to Amarillo, Texas. It took him years of exploring common technology, hardcore punk and nihilism, among other things, to cope in mainstream society. He began busking, which gave him an outlet and contact with the outside world. In an interview with Exclaim! magazine, Owens related much of how being part of the Children of God cult informed his childhood and his music. While there, he was not allowed to listen to music from outside the group, but was allowed to watch films from which he absorbed music like Queen and Guns N' Roses. In Amarillo, Owens was taken in by Stanley Marsh 3, working as his personal assistant for four years. When Owens turned 25, he moved to San Francisco, where he started making music and taking drugs such as cocaine and heroin. While in California, Owens became a member of Holy Shit with Ariel Pink and Matt Fishbeck. Owens then met Chet "JR" White, a Bay Area native who was raised in Santa Cruz, California. White began recording bands in his parents' garage. Upon meeting, the two developed a strong bond and interest in similar music, as well as a shared background in punk/hardcore music. Shortly thereafter Owens and White started recording what was to later be their debut album, titled Album. The Preview the Album and first music video "Goddamed" was at their first show at Mushrooms International, by Play Play Play, Inc. A fluxus event thrown By Erik Seidenglanz with his collaborators Jason Yates, Ariel Pink, Julia Holter, John Talga, Fashion Flesh, J.C. Rees, and Matt Fishbeck every year at Kimos and Lipo Lounge, Amnesia Bar and the Balboa Theater, San Francisco.
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