Dryvetyme Onlyne

Cheap Girls
Find Me A Drink Home
Quote Unquote; 2008

Toss out existentialism, nihilism, postmodernism, and any other system of thought that requires the believer to frustrate themselves and their conversation partner in order to make a point. Drunk philosophy will always reign supreme, especially from those philosophers who know how to drink well (quality over quantity!) and initiate, engage in, and sustain a conversation under their own power. Now, this is not to advocate drunkenness and/or disorderly conduct under the influence of too much alcohol, but more that we come to the realization that a couple of drinks loosens the tongues of even the most tight-lipped, allowing for thoughts, ideas, opinions, and beliefs to flow copiously. Because, as any student of music history is aware, for better or worse, many of the more iconic songs and albums of the past 100+ years have come as a result of the use of drugs and alcohol.

Borrowing from that same formula (and drinking from that same well), Cheap Girls prove on their debut record, Find Me A Drink Home, that they really do know how to imbibe with authority and still hold discourse with a bit of clarity. This power-pop trio from Lansing, Michigan has put together an eleven-song ode to the causes, effects, factors, results, and everything-in-between of youthful substance use and abuse. There’s little to no glamorizing of the behavior here, as the band wears their hearts and emotions firmly on their sleeve, but displays them and the associated experiences with a brazen honesty and guitar riffs blazing. Influences like The Lemonheads and Jawbreaker abound, but what’s more important is that Cheap Girls believe in what they’re singing and the simple-yet-tight pop melodies they’ve crafted. With highlights that include “Kind of on Purpose,” “27 Days,” and “Kill Your Mood,” Find Me A Drink Home is unapologetically romantic, nostalgic, and lovelorn without being tacky, cliché, or boring. Or better said – coherent drunken ramblings over straight-ahead rock-&-roll kicks musical ass.

Download songs from the album here (but please donate if possible)