Girls new album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, leaked over the weekend and the internet has been praising it. NPR has an early (legal) stream of the surf-rock inspired opening track, “Honey Bunny”. It’s quite a way to return. Here’s what Girls frontman Christopher Owens told NPR about the song:
Honey Bunny” was my 19th song to write. I wrote it on my birthday in 2008. I think the fact that it’s No. 19 gives it a little perspective. My first songs were kind of like, “Ahhhh, Help!” This one has a bit of swagger to it, and some reflection about my mother. It’s a special song to me now, not for the sassy swagger bits as much the parts about Mama. But I think for the listener, it could be the exact opposite. The energy and optimism and determination in it is quite appealing. But that’s the great thing about these things, right? The fact that all of us are hearing something entirely different. I believe that. And so, in 2011, surfer guitar still rules.
Listen to “Honey Bunny” over at NPR.
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