Beach Boys般的陽光爽朗和The Beatles跨入七O年代的迷幻神采，混合著粗獷不羈的Lo-Fi質地，Christopher Owens和Chet “JR” White這兩個隱身在「女孩」背後的大男孩，音樂裡沒有故作姿態的隱喻或華麗詞藻，直率地說著關於心碎、寂寞和逝去戀情的種種，復古迷濛的酸楚，緊緊牽繫著每個人關於青春的記憶。
然而，這混雜甜美和苦澀的浪漫背後，卻是Christopher Owens成長於「上帝之子」（Children of God）異教社群交織著自殺、賣淫的晦暗童年，但也是在這個地方，讓他從「教友」前Fleetwood Mac吉他手Jeremy Spencer手中獲得第一把吉他，並從這個與外界流行文化隔絕的封閉世界，吸納六、七O年代的音樂養分，進而醞釀出屬於Girls的獨特懷舊聲響。
耽溺於過往戀情的開場曲〈Lust For Life〉和〈Laura〉，洋溢著Beach Boys式的和諧旋律；〈Hellhole Ratrace〉拉扯著傷痕累累的心靈，瀰漫宛如Spiritualized的深幽迷幻；〈Morning Light〉、〈Headache〉分別帶來深邃迷亂的Shoegazing氣息和Dream pop迷濛動人的溫度，至於「台灣特別盤」收錄的〈Oh Boy〉和重新翻玩鄉村名曲〈End Of The World〉，則有著Bradford Cox附身般的慘情絕美。
失去時序標記的頹靡氣味，五顏六色的迷幻藥物，日以繼夜的海灘派對，Girls音符中彷彿六、七O年代嘻皮的生活態度，將青春的直接和純粹都被埋入夢幻糖衣包覆的苦果中，你可以說他單純無知或不識愁滋味，但，青春或許就該如此揮霍啊！
San Francisco duo Girls make druggy, ethereal pop in the spirit of Spiritualized and Ariel Pink. Christopher Owens was born in Florida, son to a mother and father who were actively involved as members of the Children of God cult, and spent most of his childhood drifting. After moving across Puerto Rico, Asia, and Europe, and having his first experiences as a street musician singing carols in a Children of Gods kids choir, he became disenfranchised with his lifestyle after catching a peak of American pop culture on TV, and decided to break away and move to the States. At 16, Owens raised enough money by playing guitar on the streets for a plane ticket; he joined his older sister who lived in Amarillo, TX. Without a proper education, he resorted to stocking shelves at a grocery, and eventually became friends with some punks who regularly stole from the store. He shaved his hair into a Mohawk and joined a hardcore band called Hubris. Four years later, with the help of an older, wealthy music enthusiast who took Owens under his wing and gave him a part-time job, he moved to San Francisco to pursue a new life as a painter. Once there, he met Liza Thorn, and started a band with her called Curls. In the bustling nightlife, she introduced him to Matt Fishbeck, who invited him to play with up-and-comers Holy Shit!, and later connected him to JR White. A kindred spirit, with a less-sprawling background, White had grown up in Santa Cruz with liberal-minded teachers, and besides playing in some punk groups and learning about recording, he'd spent the majority of his twenties in San Francisco as a cook by day and slacker by night. With a common love of drugs and music, the two started making music together and eventually earned a deal with Matador's baby label True Panther Sounds.
