Don’t be put off by the dark and messy cover art – the four songs on Matinée for Mad Creatures sound actually quite smooth and sunny. It is the debut EP from Swedish indie pop outfit Girafe, on which Julia Sjöström, Nathalie Appadu, Mattias Robertsson and Robert Wadeskog charmingly mix tropical cumbia, vibrant surf rock and psychedelic dub. They kick off with the infectious, instrumental title track, continue with attractively sung Lavoe Shades and Mountain Merengue, and close with another instrumental tune, Left the City Burning. These are thirteen exotic and idiosyncratic minutes, a laid back and sun-kissed introduction to a promising band.
Matinée for Mad Creatures is out now digitally (self-released).
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