My love for the Vivian Girls only grows and grows: I love them more today than I did yesterday, but not as much as I’ll love them tomorrow. Their 2009 album,
Everything Goes Wrong, continues to sound fresh and exciting with each play on my turntable. And they’ve got a new 7-inch single available from their own
Wild World Records. Perfect for a sunny Cinco de Mayo like this one, the A-side has Cassie confessing, “I can hardly wait until the summer comes,” while Katy and Ali echo the feeling with handclaps and angelic backing vocals. The B-side is a cover of the Chantels’ “He’s Gone,” which I had the great and unforgettable pleasure of hearing performed live, a cappella,
at Bamboo Beach in Puerto Rico.
I could’ve died, dudes. Seriously.
But the Vivian Girls don’t stay still for long. Visit
Daytrotter to hear new treatments of songs from their self-titled debut, along with “Death,” the B-side to their “Moped Girls” single, and a new track, “The Other Girls,” which features a long and winding guitar solo by Cassie.
