New Grooves: Colleen Green-Milo Goes to Compton (2012)

Signed onto the same label as Best Coast, Vivian Girls, and the Drums, Colleen Green fits right into the sunny, good times vibe that all these artists convey.  Her first track on the album Milo Goes to Compton, is a cover of the Descendants “Good Good Things.” Green’s version forcefully asks over fuzzy of guitars “Where were you I was in so much trouble with myself? Do you still believe in me like I believe?”

Whereas similar label mates mess around with jaunty chords and happy go lucky choruses, Colleen Green puts forth her punk influences, turning up the distortion and the crunch.  Some songs are filled with great guitar licks that showcase her playing ability like the end of “I Will Follow Him.” Personal favorite, “Worship You” coos teasingly at a lover “You’ve got a long ways to go, to be the one I sleep with every night, to be the one I let tuck me up tight, to be the one I want to dream of.” Her voice skips over these notes as crunchy guitars churn underneath the mix. Overall a quick, swell listen that will please fans of the above bands mentioned.