Girls Names Archives

Iterations: Brian Eno’s “Third Uncle”

Published February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

If all Brian Eno ever was release the solo records he did between 1973 and 1977 – from Here Come The Warm Jets through Before And After Science – his place in the annals of pop music would be assured. But no, he did it in between between founding Roxy Music, inventing ambient music, and […]

Girls Names – “The New Life”

Published January 22, 2021January 19, 2021

Belfast’s Girls Names traded in fairly on-the-nose post-punk – adjectives like “mournful”, “cold”, “dirgey” could equally apply to the vocals, guitars, drums, or synths – but when it clicked it evoked the best of the genre and they were at the top of their game on their 2013 album, The New Life. Their other albums […]