http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9410&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rssThe Marine Girls brought Punk's DIY ethic to breezy bossa-jazz Jangle Pop in the early 1980s. With Everything but the Girl still around the corner, Tracey Thorn was given the opportunity to learn to play and sing with each member of this egalitarian collective. Their sound was at best ragged and at worst a mess, but always utterly charming. Their percussion, for example, sounds like coconut halves being struck together. Listening to them is like hanging out on the beach with friends and singing around the campfire. Excepting the cast of <i>Baywatch</i>, who doesn't need more beaches, campfires and friends? EBTG and such current bands as Saint Etienne, Arabesque, and Belle and Sebastian have since refined the Marine Girls' approach but their two albums still offer nostalgic thrills -- even if you're hearing them for the first time. - Nick DedinaIndie Popen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:26:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9410&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss The Marine Girls brought Punk's DIY ethic to breezy bossa-jazz Jangle Pop in the early 1980s. With Everything but the Girl still around the corner, Tracey Thorn was given the opportunity to learn to play and sing with each member of this egalitarian collective. Their sound was at best ragged and at worst a mess, but always utterly charming. Their percussion, for example, sounds like coconut halves being struck together. Listening to them is like hanging out on the beach with friends and singing around the campfire. Excepting the cast of <i>Baywatch</i>, who doesn't need more beaches, campfires and friends? EBTG and such current bands as Saint Etienne, Arabesque, and Belle and Sebastian have since refined the Marine Girls' approach but their two albums still offer nostalgic thrills -- even if you're hearing them for the first time. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.270187&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Pop Wed, 17 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Marine Girls Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.270187 alb.270187 Marine Girls art.9410 0.0 Lazy Ways/Beach Party alb.270187 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/6/2/522687_170x170.jpg 2003-12-17 00:00:00.0 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.270187&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.270187&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12348291&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Pop Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Marine Girls Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12348291 alb.12348291 Marine Girls art.9410 0.0 Lazy Ways/Beach Paty alb.12348291 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/5/5/935586_170x170.jpg 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 null false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12348291&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12348291&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.182226&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss Indie Pop Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Marine Girls Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.182226 alb.182226 Marine Girls art.9410 8.99 Lazy Ways/Beach Party alb.182226 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/5/2/1172578_170x170.jpg 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.182226&variant=play&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.182226&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarine-girls%2Fdiscography.rss