In Photos: Girls @ Electric Ballroom, London (09.11.11)

Long-time RW faves Girls stopped by Camden's Electric Ballroom on Wednesday night to showcase songs from their sublime sophomore album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. Not only have the San Fran band grown considerably in stature since bursting onto the scene with 2009's instant classic Album, they've also now swelled in number thanks to the addition of three powerful backing singers. As if Christopher Owens and co. didn't already have enough soul in their locker!

Right from the off the other night, the special bond between the Ballroom crowd and the guys onstage was palpable. All we can really say on that particular matter is that if this band's music hasn't taken on an intensely personal importance for you over the last couple of years, then you lead a very different life to this writer. Oh, and we can't sign off without mentioning the flowers. As you can see from Richard Gray's photos below, there were lots of them onstage, and they helped add a splash of colour to the occasion whenever things threatened to get too straight-up 'heavy'.

Recommended viewing? Well, you could start off by checking out Chris's ongoing series of tour diary dispatches over on the singer's YouTube channel. And if you've yet to catch September's delightful in-store album launch performance at Grimey's in Nashville, then cancel your appointments for the next half an hour and head straight here. Trust us, you won't regret it (shout-out to Mr. Owens Snr. six minutes in FTW). Oh, and One Thirty BPM have posted a stream of the band's forthcoming standalone single, 'Lawrence'. We're told the wordless number is an ode to the Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart frontman of the same name, and that it will be issued by Fantasy Trashcan (Turnstile) on limited-edition, heartshaped red vinyl at the end of this month. Says it all really.

Girls play Glasgow's Stereo venue this evening (November 11), followed by The Rescue Rooms in Nottingham tomorrow night. Click on any of the thumbnail images below to view a slideshow of Richard's shots from a special night in NW1.