℗ 2019 Moshi Moshi Records
Released | November 22, 2019 |
Duration | 39m 38s |
Record Label | Moshi Moshi Records |
Catalogue No. | MOSHIDL96 |
Genre | Pop (Girl Group) |
1.1
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Girl
Girl Ray |
3:34 | |||
1.2
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Show Me More
Girl Ray |
3:27 | |||
1.3
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Just Down the Hall
Girl Ray |
3:20 | |||
1.4
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Because
Girl Ray |
4:26 | |||
1.5
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Let It Go
Girl Ray |
3:29 | |||
1.6
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Takes Time (feat. PSwuave)
Girl Ray; PSwuave |
4:20 | |||
1.7
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Friend Like That
Girl Ray |
3:25 | |||
1.8
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Keep It Tight
Girl Ray |
3:56 | |||
1.9
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Go to the Top
Girl Ray |
2:37 | |||
1.10
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Beautiful
Girl Ray |
1:45 | |||
1.11
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Like the Stars
Girl Ray |
5:19 |
"The British trio have pivoted from jangly indie to pop, but the best bits of their second album lie in the spaces in between.
"Their second outing suggests a burgeoning north London version of Haim."
- The Guardian
High quality, timeless pop songs weren’t always created in offices by handfuls of writers and marketing teams and then farmed out to the highest bidding singers. Once upon a time they were written and recorded by artists – George Michael, Prince or Kate Bush for example – who wanted to use the universal, happy medium of pop music to put across joyous, accessible messages of love, friendship and life to the world.
And that’s what Girl Ray have done. They’ve done far more than just “go pop.” To have the confidence to totally change one’s creative output is something so few artists manage, but they’ve nailed it. It was Ariana Grande’s explosion into pop culture that kickstarted a new era for Girl Ray.
“Thank U, Next came out and that kind of changed everything,” Poppy says. That, combined with Ari’s ballad of self-love and the party vibe they witnessed when touring with US band Porches (“their live game was so fun and super synthy and so danceable,” Sophie recalls. “It looked like much more of a party,”) led to the band beginning to wonder if they could try their hand at making their own pop.
Even though Girl sounds a little like a cross between the Love Island soundtrack and The Power Out by Electrelane, it’s almost genre-less. Girl Ray have created something beautiful that hasn’t been seen for a long time now: expertly-crafted pop created by dedicated artists on a mission to make music for people to really enjoy. Music that doesn’t look to confuse or patronise. Music to fall in love to, to dance to. Songs you’d want to send to your friends.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Moshi Moshi Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.30 -0.30 to -0.30 | -11.53 -13.61 to -9.51 | -9.55 -11.90 to -7.50 | 6 5 to 7 | |
1 | Girl | -0.30 | -11.20 | -9.4 | 6 |
2 | Show Me More | -0.30 | -11.56 | -9.4 | 7 |
3 | Just Down the Hall | -0.30 | -9.51 | -7.9 | 5 |
4 | Because | -0.30 | -12.81 | -10.3 | 7 |
5 | Let It Go | -0.30 | -11.84 | -10.3 | 7 |
6 | Takes Time (feat. PSwuave) | -0.30 | -13.61 | -11.9 | 7 |
7 | Friend Like That | -0.30 | -12.16 | -9.9 | 7 |
8 | Keep It Tight | -0.30 | -11.66 | -10.2 | 7 |
9 | Go to the Top | -0.30 | -9.92 | -7.5 | 5 |
10 | Beautiful | -0.30 | -10.43 | -8.4 | 5 |
11 | Like the Stars | -0.30 | -12.13 | -9.8 | 7 |