Vivian Girls

Maybe Everything Goes Wrong, but the Brooklyn bubblegum-gazers' second album sounds like a retro lo-fi dream. In other words, just right.

The Vivian Girls' greatest claim to fame is that they were part of a recent Jeopardy question
about "really cute" Brooklyn bands. They should be known for their dreamlike riot of
punk, surf guitar and slumber-party fun. For this album, the ladies stepped up their studio
time from their debut, which means they spent six days recording instead of three. But
their "1-2-3-go!" rush — built around Cassie Ramone's scratchy guitar and Ali Koe... More >