Girlyman - Everything's Easy

(Morning Star, March 7, 2010)

Album review

This title's a bit of a misnomer here.

There's no end of heartache, heartbreak and loss in US four-piece Girlyman's fifth release.

Opener Tell Me There's A Reason has more than a little folk country accent to its harmonies.

From there on in the whole record makes a virtue of its innate quaintness.

This is not to knock the music. The silken harmonies are exemplary, with a depth and imagination in the lyrical imagery which cause heart palpitations.

Other stand-out tracks include House Song, a tragically sad diary entry by female vocalist Ty Greenstein while True Enough boasts a soft and sweet vocal intro and a languid line courtesy of male vocalist Nate Borofsky.

Lovely.