Habibi - Habibi

Habibi - HabibiVinyl LP pressing. A cursory listen to Brooklyn indie act Habibi's self titled debut album would initially seem to suggest a straightforward punk approach to the classic girl group template. Front loaded with sweetly catchy upbeat pop tracks like "I Got the Moves" and "Detroit Baby," Habibi's indie shimmy rhythms and reverb heavy harmonies find the middle ground between the Shangri Las and the Undertones in the same way the Vivian Girls did on their

GBV's latest batch of brilliant songs ride on colorful psychedelic flourishes and brash post-punk textures that make this ten-song album a one-of-a-kind head trip

was the third and final album in a trilogy of indie folk masterpieces that all confronted the internal ways we process our struggles with intimacies

Few bands have hit the scene with a debut album that was a too-hot-handle bonafide instant classic from the moment it hit the stores

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In a career spanning 45 years

Every now and then a band comes along and speaks to the hearts of adolescents everywhere

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Including "Heat Of The Moment

"Under The Sun" is a feel good homage to the sun and summertime

The result is an album in the classic sense

lots of touring since 1989 and pure

Carter agrees: "This one feels more live