I Got A Girl Problem: The Constantines

Have you ever laughed while listening to a Constantines album? While it's safe to say humor doesn't factor into their smoldering Canuck rock, don't write them off just yet. Fair enough, this is actually an Elevator To Hell cover from last year's music issue of The Believer, but still - it shows they're capable.

"Why I Didn't Like August '93" starts out rolling steady. Bryan Webb says, "I got a girl problem," two times just like that, and you laugh. Because you, too, have a girl problem (I'm assuming) and this is what it sounds like. Ridiculously big laser guitars, and flimsy backing ahhhhs; reckless and ironic and apathetic. Somehow it's funny - you feel better, you don't care.

And that drug problem? It's because of the girl problem.

From the June/July 2005 issue of The Believer (info / buy):

The Constantines - Why I Didn't Like August '93

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Slate wants to save Bob Marley from stoned suburban teenagers. Hear, hear!

Enjoy!