Sad Girl Breakfast For 2 Black Vinyl Edition

There's an enclave of the punk world where the music still sounds like an austere
distillation of America's forlorn dream. It's the sound of an old jukebox spinning a
Ronettes 45 through a broken speaker, the kid in the garage figuring out the 1-4-5
progression on guitar, the steady thump of the kick drum banging in 4/4 time
through a dilapidated PA. LA's SadGirl sound a lot those early American punks_the
miscreants that preceded the nihilists. Their songs sound more rooted in the wake
of Motor City soul, Enchantment Under The Sea prom ballads, and Pacific Northwest
surf rock than in the formula laid out by The Ramones, but there is still something in
their reverb-and-tremolo pop that feels like a reminder of America's decay.
On their new 7" for Suicide Squeeze Records, SadGirl not only harnesses a golden
oldies sound with "Breakfast for 2", they touch upon its traditions as well. "It's a
follow up to one of the first tracks I wrote for the project, `Breakfast Is Over'. It's
meant to be a sequel in line with rock n' roll and oldies tunes like "It's My Party" and
"Judy's Turn To Cry", or "Johnny B. Goode" and "Bye Bye Johnny," says
guitarist/vocalist Misha Lindes. The flipside features a cover of the surf classic "Jack
the Ripper" by Link Wray. "I'm a big fan," says Lindes, "but I'm also a huge fan of the
late Israeli neo-rockabilly / surf guitarist Charlie Megira, who passed away in
November 2016, and Charlie has an amazing version of "Jack the Ripper," says
Lindes. "So our version is really an homage to Charlie as much as it is to Link Wray."