Girls

Christopher Owens and JR White are the core of San Francisco's eccentric Girls, who give the mellow, sun-baked template of classic '60s, West Coast pop a frazzled, lo-fi makeover, injecting it with jags of '80s hardcore, Martin Denny-like lounge/exotica and '50s surf pop to fine effect. Over here to promote their sophomore album 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost'.