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Album · Lame-O Records · out 2026.12.04

Girls and Boys

2nd Grade

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Guess and Check GirlsSGR
  2. 02Radio GirlsSGR
  3. 03White Album GirlsSGR
  4. 04Anywhere GirlsSGR
  5. 05Slingerland GirlsSGR
  6. 06Flight School GirlsSGR
  7. 07Nowhere GirlsSGR
  8. 08Upstream GirlsSGR
  9. 09Motormall GirlsSGR
  10. 10Cellophane GirlsSGR
  11. 11Fender BoysSGR
  12. 12Glacial BoysSGR
  13. 13Rehoboth BoysSGR
  14. 14Radio BoysSGR
  15. 15Trouble BoysSGR
  16. 16Said and Done BoysSGR
  17. 17Catch and Release BoysSGR
  18. 18Rumor Mill BoysSGR
  19. 1920th Century BoysSGR
  20. 20Crash Test BoysSGR

20 tracks, 39 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.10.28 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

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What the press said

  • 10.272nd Grade : Girls & BoysTreble ↗

    The Philadelphia power-pop group double down on the cleverness through the conceit of their latest set of songs

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 2026.10.28