Rating: NNN
If you were expecting Toronto’s Little Girls to clean things up and hit a proper studio like so many other lo-fi noise pop acts have lately, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. This newest EP is just as murky and distorted as ever. It’s not a total retread, though. The fuzzed-out guitars aren’t as upfront any more, and icy-cold synths are more the focus this time around. But despite the updates, the gloomy mood and reverb-drenched textures are still the calling cards.
It’s essentially a slightly more refined version of the post-punk-inspired sound that garnered the project so much blog love a couple of years ago, with a bit more new wave. This isn’t such a bad thing, but it’s not as easy to get excited by a young musician reimagining 80s goth-pop from a garage punk perspective as it was when they first grabbed our attention. This disc probably won’t win the band many new fans, but it shouldn’t disappoint existing ones either, and shows enough growth so we’re still excited about their next full-length album.
Top track: Daydream
