Girls: Father Son, Holy Ghost

    

     Indie Rock seems to move opposite the weather.  Beginning in the East (Brooklyn) and tapering off as it moves west, with pockets of action scattered across the United States.  It seems shocking then, that one of the years best indie rock albums comes from Girls, a band based out of San Francisco.   The groups latest effort, Father, Son, Holy Ghost echoes all sentiments valued by good urban rock, but is honest in its California roots.  The opening song, "Honey Bunny," is filled with upbeat jangly guitars, and a surf rock vibe peaks through the indie rock quirkiness throughout the entire album.    All the components of modern rock are there, such as the heavy instrumentation and sad lyrics,  but it still retains a sound that independent of the "typical" indie scene.  The quick alteration in musical styles can sometimes seem scattered, as it does, indeed, move between surf rock, psych rock, and folk rock, but this is easily forgivable for a band this ambitious (not to be confused with narcissistic), and for an album this good.