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GIRLS (who are not actually girls) have upped the ante with their stunner of an album, Father Son, Holy Ghost, a release marked by classic song-writing and classy production. Critics everywhere have praised the San Fran natives' follow-up to their 2009 breakout debut: Pitchfork stamping it with a 9.3 and Clash mag proclaiming it a ‘quiet, understated triumph'. Taking cues from the likes of Alex Chilton and Elliott Smith, frontman Christopher Owen's loverlorn lyrics are perfectly complemented by deft instrumentation and a refusal to get anywhere via just one musical avenue. The album is a slow-burner and, dare we say it, a masterpiece. Spend some time with it and you will be rewarded many times over.
Laneway personality test
Test taken by Christopher Owens. With thanks to The Stool Pigeon.
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Alien/ Predator - 2
Beatles
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Stones - 3
Beef
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Chicken - 4
Beer/ Spirits - 5
Bono/ The Pope - 6
Capitalism/ Communism - 7
Cash
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Credit - 8
Childhood
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Adulthood - 9
Chocolate
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Cheese - 10
Country music
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Urban music - 11
Crocodiles/ Sharks - 12
Cycling/ Driving - 13
David Bowie
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Brian Eno - 14
Daydream Nation/ Loveless - 15
Denim
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Leather - 16
Dog/ Cat - 17
Dre/ Snoop - 18
Fiction
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Non-fiction - 19
Fish
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Chips - 20
Gaga/ Madonna - 21
Godfather / Godfather II/ Whatever - 22
Half-empty
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Half-full - 23
Humans
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Animals - 24
Inside / Outside/ Am I stoned? - 25
Jesus
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Mohammed - 26
Krautrock/ Euro Disco - 27
Lennon
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Ono - 28
Looks
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Personality - 29
Men
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Women - 30
More
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Less - 31
Morning/ Night - 32
Mum / Dad/ Oh yeah, them - 33
Nature
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Nurture - 34
PC/ Mac - 35
Recording
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Gigging - 36
Steve Irwin
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Mick Dundee - 37
Sweden
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Norway - 38
Sweet
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Savoury - 39
The Wire/ Mad Men - 40
Tyler, The Creator/ Tegan and Sara - 41
Virtue
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Vice - 42
Freemasonry / Scientology/ Dead - 43
Slanted and Enchanted / Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain/ Confused ! - 44
Electric / Acoustic/ Nylon String - 45
Hetfield / Ulrich/ Hammett - 46
Early Man / Late Man/ Punctuality - 47
Schwarzenegger / Stallone/ Old Men - 48
Blond / Brunette/ Whatever - 49
Pacino / De Niro/ Old Men - 50
Mel Gibson / Russell Crowe/ Old Men - 51
Bob Dylan / Neil Young/ Old Men
