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2021, 2×12″ LP, Rough Trade.
Goat Girl’s self-titled 2018 debut album won plenty of plaudits for its mix of raucous, punky energy, confrontational lyrics and subtle nods towards everyone from Tom Waits and Nick Cave, to the Libertines and LA punk pioneers Gun Club. The all-female four-piece’s cheekily titled follow-up, On All Fours, naturally retains some of these sonic ticks, but for the most part it’s a rather different beast than its predecessor. For starters, its’ a little more mature and complex lyirically, offering some kind of solutions to the issues they previously ranted about, while the music pairs gritty guitars and more complex vocal arrangements with spiralling synth sounds and dusty, analogue drum machine rhythms. – Juno
