Veto

I’ve never done something like this before so I don’t know how to categorize it, or label it. Hopefully I’ll figure it out along the way, because this was fun and I’ll probably do it again. This counts as a primer, too.

Girl Scouts was a Philadelphia three-piece band that fused the driving pulses of emo-punk and the sometimes abrupt and jarring rhythms of math rock together in a manner that felt different from any band I had listened to before. Combined with confessional, nostalgic, and anxious lyrics about friends, growing up, and growing older, and a vocal style from vocalist/guitarist PJ Carroll that was strong in delivery and emotion, you would need to look harder to a band more “emo” than this.

After releasing a demo EP and then doing a split with Old Gray they “pretty much didn’t do anything for 2 years” and then officially broke up during the middle of 2014. I half regret not going to their last show but it was a 6 hour drive, and I had a show to play the very next day, so it’s only a half regret. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed their music and so I’ve compiled all their lyrics, and then I translated them into Japanese for the benefit of any Japanese readers but mostly for fun.

If you don’t like the band after listening to the “thanksalot” demo, I don’t know what to tell you. You probably won’t like their other 6 songs.

Girl Scoutsはエモパンクとマスロックのフィラデルフィア・スリーピースバンドでした。
曲は楽しくて切ないと思ってこのバンドはとても面白くて大好きです。
でも2014年にGirl Scoutsが解散しました。
全曲をポストして作詞を日本語に翻訳しました。

Thank you to Vince Kaichan for doing first revision editing on my translations. Continue reading →