Sadgirl Water CD

With their new albumßWater, Los Angeles trio Sadgirl taps into the romantic and nostalgic spirit of their native city while exuding a time-tested authenticity suggesting they've had a peek behind the curtain of the glitzy boulevards and relentless sunshine. It's a collection of breezy pop songs captured with the timbre of old-time recording techniques. Songs like "Little Queenie" touch upon the yesteryear reverberations and longing of a KenßBootheßballad. Similarly, a tormented love song like "Miss Me" transports the listener back to slow dances at a previous generation's sock hop, only to be subverted by a chorus of "miss me with that bullshit." It's as if guitarist/vocalistßMishaßLindes, drummer David Ruiz, and bassist Dakota Peterson want to conjure an idealized past only to remind us of innocence lost.

1. The Ocean 2. Chlorine 3. Hazelnut Coffee 4. Miss Me 5. Breakfast for 2 6. Little Queenie 7. Mulholland 8. Strange Love 9. Avalon 10. Water