COURTNEYS - s/t LP

Nicely priced.

Insert with lyrics.

Highly recommended.

"You ever spent the night in a disgusting punk flop-house, with God knows how many roommates coming in and out, a broken fold-out couch, someone’s friend’s art hanging crooked on the wall and a cat with a scabby backside depositing whatever dander it has left on your pillow? Sure, it’s gross, but there’s something about being young and working a low-level service industry job and paying two-hundred bucks a month for rent that is so appealing and freeing and cool that I hope my grandkids’ grandkids get to experience it too. The Courtneys seem like the perfect guitar-pop band raised in such a setting – thrifted clothes, greasy skateboards, old weed and cheap beer surely pass by The Courtneys on a daily basis, and I love them for it. I guess you could say they have kind of a Go Sailor / All Girl Summer Fun Band feel, but there’s something darker and punker about The Courtneys, even if their sugar-sweet pop hooks mostly conceal it. Funny that there’s a song called “Insufficient Funds” on here, as they kinda remind me of Eddy Current Suppression Ring too, in that the songs are instantly familiar, the lyrics can be disarmingly naive, and the bass sticks the melody to your ribs while the guitar shakes rainbow sprinkles over top. The first track starts off kinda slow, but the remaining six are all hits as far as I’m concerned. If you were looking for your summertime “driving to the beach” record, stop swinging that metal detector wildly and aim it right over this patch of sand – you’ve hit gold!" - YGR