Green Seagull
Lightning Girl/barbara
Taking influence from studio-scene psych, west coast jangle and baroque harmony pop, London's Green Seagull are back with another 7" single. Having released four singles and two albums, mainly on the now defunct Mega Dodo label, their first release since 2020's blissed-out 'Cloud Cover' LP sees the band adopt a harder, more urgent edge, aided and abetted by new guitarist Dan Davies (formerly of Wolf People). Kicking off with a echo-laden organ motif, 'Lightning Girl' soon dissolves into a haunted garage rocker adorned with the celestial harmonies that have become the band's trademark. Flip side 'Barbara' steers into late '60s swamp-rock territory, with a southern-fried groove and vocal lines that bring to mind the likes of Jackie Lomax and The Kinks.