Reviews | August 2008

Cheap Girls | "Find Me A Drink Home"
CD/ LP | Bermuda Mohawk/ Los Diaper Records
Reviewed: August 11th, 2008

Cheap Girls are actually guys. Quite miserable guys. At least it sounds like they're miserable. Lyrically the band's new album "Find Me A Drink Home" has quite a dark feeling to it, in a way it's about waking up and facing reality after a late night in a half-empty bar. It's basically about sucking at life but it's told in such a humourous way that is actually sounds hopeful in the end.

Musically it's very basic. Good old guitar pop rock which makes me think of bands like Sonic Youth and at times The Hold Steady. In a charming way vocalist/drummer Ben Graham sounds a bit like a depressed pop-icon from the 80's. But in some weird way it's the dejected vocals that makes this record good.

"Find Me A Drink Home" has to be played a few times in order to be fully enjoyed. I wasn't too excited when I first listened to it but it gets better with time. You'll find some really good stuff if you give it a chance, at least I did. This is not a record you put on to listen to a single song. There are no "hits" on the album, it's just good over all and should be enjoyed in it's full. It's not exactly a party record either, but it will work very good on sunday mornings.