The wonderful Christopher Owens, formerly of Girls, returned late last year with a new band a four song EP called Vante. He's gone from Girls to Curls and bases himself on Haight Ashbury,San Francisco. One of the very few stars we have, and that's not measured in status but talent and allure, these songs don't yet capture the staggering impact of the last Girls album 2011's Father, Son, Holy Ghost but they do auger well for whatever comes next for Curls.
Gentle & Kind, joins the dots between Lennon, Chilton, Parsons and Nilsson, Owens strength is not just his knowledge of this stuff but his skill at re-crafting it, his ability to emote like it's still 1972. Emotion is slightly too shameless in lifting the riff and swing of Sweet Jane for its chassis for my liking. Nevertheless, Owens remains one that needs to be watched!
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