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I won’t be home this weekend, heading up north – where there probably won’t be any internets…..

Before I go, I thought I’d drop this off: I’ve previously heard the single “Come Monday Night” by God Help the Girl, but never really got around to picking up the actual album – that is until a few months ago – when I was in Canada. I saw they were selling the album for $1.99. No sale, no clearance, that was the regular price. I couldn’t believe it, I picked up all the copies they had in the store.

God Help the Girl

Like most album, there are some duds, but the majority of the songs are actually good – if you’re into that sweet-girl-vocals thing. The few male exceptions, Stuart Murdoch and Neil Hannon, they are there to help sing and move the song along, not take the spotlight.

This is also a concept album, which few albums these days do, it’s about a girl and her relationship (or lackof). You get a sense when you’re listening to the little stories that this could be a great afterschool special.

Anyway, well worth the $1.99.

Act of the Apostle (Catherine Ireton)
God Help The Girl (Catherine Ireton)
Pretty Eve in the Tub (Stuart Murdoch and Catherine Ireton)
A Unified Theory (instrumental)
Hiding Neath My Umbrella (Catherine Ireton and Stuart Murdoch)
Funny Little Frog (Brittany Stallings)
If You Could Speak (Catherine Ireton, Anna Miles and Stuart Murdoch)
Musician Please Take Heed (Catherine Ireton)
Perfection as a Hipster (Neil Hannon and Catherine Ireton)
Come Monday Night (Catherine Ireton)
Music Room Window (instrumental)
I Just Want Your Jeans (Asya)
I’ll Have to Dance with Cassie (Catherine Ireton)
A Down and Dusky Blonde (Dina Bankole, Catherine Ireton, Celia Garcia, Brittany Stallings, Asya)