One of the limitations to backpacking is the ability to hear about new music especially in SE Asia where I currently reside. Fellow music loving backpacking compatriots seem few and far between out here but right now I want to tell you of an exception to this trend thanks to a young lass from Antwerp who introduced me to a Belgian group by the name of Girls In Hawaii. She couldn’t have done more to convince me to give their latest album a go, and as ashamed as I am to say it; whilst this girl from Belgium may have come and gone these Girls In Hawaii are here to stay.
Everest is a collection of some of the finest song writing I’ve heard in a long time simply unblemished by anything whatsoever. Climatic indie pop at its greatest, ebbing and flowing between sexy European accent and downright hooky vocals.
Album reviews really don’t agree with me but as far as a full LP goes, this beaut takes home many an award from me. Most definitely one of the greatest under the radar records of last year but hey I only just discovered it so there could still be time? I guess it’s up to the good people of Belgium to keep on spreading their legs the word.
-Stan R