Girl Trouble keep As Is charmingly unvarnished and ready to rattle the garage

Girl Trouble’s As Is arrives on 26 June via K Records, and the title feels like the perfect disclaimer for a band that probably never needed polishing in the first place. K Records’ presence alone gives the release a Northwest independent-music frame: handmade, stubborn, odd, affectionate and suspicious of overproduction. As Is sounds like exactly the kind of phrase a garage band should put on a record cover, less apology than statement of principle. No warranty, no fake gloss, no attempt to become algorithmically smooth. Just songs as they stand, with the scuffs left on. In a release day full of high-concept electronics and carefully managed pop rollouts, Girl Trouble’s lane feels refreshingly practical. Sometimes the most radical thing a rock band can do is show up exactly as it is and let the amps explain the rest.

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