Christopher Owens
“Lysandre’s Theme/ Here We Go”
Lysandre (out 01/15/13 on Fat Possum)
When singer/guitarist/songwriter Christopher Owens left SF critical darlings earlier this year, there were many digital tears shed. Though they were only really culturally relevant for about three years, Owens’ unabashed passion and fearless songwriting built the group a large, devoted fanbase that stretched well outside their beloved San Francisco. And while I was certainly disappointed to see them call it a day, I certainly didn’t think we’d seen the end of Owens; frankly, when you are as talented a songwriter as he is, you don’t simply quit writing music in your early thirties. The first taste we have of post-Girls Owens is delicious and understated, as the emotive vocalist weaves one of his signature effeminate (I mean that as a complement, FYI) love-songs over a delicate, fingerpicked melody and Renaissance Faire flutes (shouldn’t work, but it does). I recently got tickets to see his first post-Girls live performance, and I’d imagine it will go a long way to help me get over the break-up of one of my favorite new bands of the last five years.
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