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I first became away of this band when I heard their sophomore album, 2011's Father, Son, Holy Ghost. I know I've mentioned hearing a song for the first time & it hitting your soul & every inch of your fiber, making you wonder how you've gone so far in life without ever having heard such an amazing song, something so new but yet so familiar. If there's one thing I like more than that feeling, is when that song that brought you that feeling is the first song off the album. It's as if the band recognizes & says, "Yeah, we know our fans are gonna' love this... Let's not even make them wait- Let's kick the album off with this stomper." As was the way with "Honey Bunny," the first track off of Father, Son, Holy Ghost. The band mainly consisted of bassist/producer Chet "JR" White and guitarist/singer Christopher Owens. The two met in San Francisco at the California Recording Institute. They formed the band Girls in 2007. Girls released two critically acclaimed full-length albums: 2009's Album and 2011's Father, Son, Holy Ghost. The band also released 2010's Broken Dreams Club EP. When they worked on Father, Son, Holy Ghost, White and Owens stopped living together. In interviews, White hinted at tensions during that album’s creation. “At the time we weren’t spending as much time together, we used to spend every day with each other, used to go out every day, which was happening less,” White said. “The relationship between us was changing because of the band. I think this record was a big influence on us because we had to find a new way because at times we were uncomfortable working with each other in a sense you know, because after two years of touring there are stresses that build up.” Owens disbanded Girls in 2012 and went solo. Unfortunately, there will be no Girls reunion as Chet "JR" White passed away, untimely, yesterday (Oct. 21, 2020) at the age of forty-four. A band with a short but sweet catalogue. One definitely worth checking out. Give it a whirl...

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