Mar 21, 2014
Record Store Day reissue brings out the purple prose from Tym Records. But they're pretty spot on. And as with the brown paper bag they are including with the reissue, I'll spare you the actual cover.
Girl in the Sweater is a love song, reminiscent, and worthy of Phil Spector. It's a story of unrequited love ("Do you think that she will walk with me?") equal to anything the Buzzcocks could pen. It's "Wah wah harmonies" are as good as anything the Beach Boys could achieve, and it's sense of perfect pop timing and speed is only equaled in this world by The Ramones, who were mutual fans of the band. All this in 2 minutes 42 seconds.
My question is, is the lyric really, "There's a girl in a very nice sweater"?