Memory (LP)
Vivian Girls
Amoeba Review
07/28/2020
Aptly named, Memory is the irresistible new reunion record from Vivian Girls. Now fully based in LA, the band effortlessly conjures up the dark side to the perpetual SoCal sun on these hazy, dreamy surfed-out songs. There’s an atmosphere of melancholy and yearning present throughout the course of the album’s run time — it’s a good look for Vivian Girls who use the tracks to reflect on self-acceptance, false starts, and love gone wrong. Memory is a welcome return for these masters of girl group harmonies fused with gritty garage.