If you like The xx, you’ll love The Good Kind by Our Girl.
The Good Kind is an album that feels natural yet deeply considered, pulling the listener into a world of rich guitar tones, sweeping atmospheres, and elegant songwriting. Arriving six years after Our Girl’s 2018 debut, Stranger Today, the band has grown immensely in both sound and confidence. Where their first album leaned into grungier textures, The Good Kind embraces a much more refined, atmospheric approach - less distortion, more space. The songs unfold with patience and poise, channelling the influence of shoegaze and dream pop, but feeling crisp and fresh rather than drenched in reverb.
Opening track It’ll Be Fine immediately sets the tone elevated by subtle string embellishments with effortless grace, with warm, enveloping guitars, delicate percussion, and a vocal delivery that’s tender yet resolute. Something About Me Being A Woman stands out as the emotional core of the album, the sincerity of the songwriting delivered by Soph Nathan with a raw yet controlled intensity, whilst Who Do You Love lingers with a strikingly catchy chorus. With its stunning production, beautifully layered instrumentation, and emotionally rich songwriting, The Good Kind exudes warmth, with an openness that invites us to sit and absorb every detail.