***HABIBI are venturing into the unknown.?! While their self-titled debut “combine[d] the Colgate-white glisten of sixties-girl-group pop with an uncensored edge" (The New Yorker), their sophomore album Anywhere But Here, responds to a current global climate of unease, weaving colorful '60s refrains with moodier, more expansive sonic textures.?! Recorded in the XL Recordings studios with producer ALEX EPTON, with the ability to experiment with instruments like the ney flute, the sitar & tombak percussions that continue to tell the story of their Iranian history and heritage, the album culminates in Habibi’s most studied and mature record to date.?! Their celebration of female friendship through trying times of doubt and uncertainty and trust in their process come through the deliberate structures, warm synchronization of guitars, and lyricisms that echo throughout.?!
LP $18.50
02/14/2020
***Debut single by this all-girl Brooklyn band.?! Think Pleasure Seekers, Runaways and Vivian Girls.?! Growing up with the harmonious sounds of Motown and the punk attitudes of Quatro and Iggy, HABIBI’s music invokes the same simplicity and fiery spirit.?! JAMALIFARD’s Persian ancestry and LYNCH’s love of Middle Eastern culture are evident in the band's name (Habibi's translation is "my love" in Arabic), their mystical lyrics, and their Eastern-tinged melodies..?!
7" $9.45
04/24/2012