Obscure Sound — A lovely track that fuses folk, bossa nova, and Hawaiian music influences, “House of Worth” is a thorough success from Alex Catchings. He describes the track, which expands beautifully from acoustic-ready “over now” melodic refrains to a cath... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the former Girls leader Christopher Owens came back from a number of harrowing life experiences with I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair , his first solo album in a long time. The record is great, and it feels really good to see Owe... more info

Stereogum — “Well early in the morning/ At the break of day/ I ain’t got no God/ To whom I pray/ No lord above/ To set me free/ I keep my burdens/ Right here with me.” So began A New Testament, the great 2014 solo album from former Girls frontman Christ... more info

Stereogum — Christopher Owens, the former leader of the great and dearly missed indie rock band Girls, is getting ready to release I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair, his first new solo album in nine years. Owens has talked about all the tough life experi... more info

Stereogum — It’s been 12 years since the great Bay Area band Girls broke up, and it’s been seven since former Girls frontman Christopher Owens and his post-Girls band Curls released their EP Vante . In the time since then, Owens has faced hard times, inc... more info

Stereogum — In 2017, Christopher Owens released Vante with his band Curls. The singer-songwriter is back today with “I Think About Heaven,” his first new music since then. more info

Obscure Sound — A soaring rock sound excels on “In Your First Mate’s Arms,” a recent single from Diaphane fueled by excitable vocal rises and twangy guitar immersion. Aesthetically reminiscent of Christopher Owens, there’s a touch of country charm amidst the... more info

Stereogum — "I'm sick and tired of the way that I feel." That was how Christopher Owens introduced himself to the world. It's the opening line from "Hellhole Ratrace," the first Girls song that anyone heard. "Hellhole Ratrace" was a seven-minute sprawl, with Owe... more info

Stereogum — Chicago-based pop rockers the Curls (not to be confused with Christopher Owens' band Curls) released the quirky, bustling album Super Unit last November. Last month, they shared a hazy folk-meets-indie-surf single called "Underneath." Today, we hea... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vacation Forever is the project of Swedish songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zacharias Zachrisson, along with Jeff Bhasker serving as executive producer. The band got some good buzz following first single “Blank Ocean” back in February and the... more info