The Juxe: Boy/Girl Vocals
/I’ve always been a sucker for boy/girl co-lead vocals. It’s a quick way to my heart, musically. Here are a few of my favorites.
Proofs by Mates of State (Lawrence, Kansas)
I love this song. Boy/Girl counterpoint vocals that are just perfect. That opening “Yeah!!!” kicks. The Japanese group Chatmonchy did a really great cover too.
Just To Make Me Feel Good by Adam Green and Binki Shapiro
Adam and Binki have a real Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood thing going on here.
You’re Gonna Fall Back Into It, By I Will Always Love You by Wolfie (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
From a Pitchfork write-up of the band:
These four kids play like they think they're out-rocking AC/DC-- with cheapy instruments in a mid-Illinois garage. They're also just bursting with joy, from the boy/girl vocals (chirpy deadpan versus bratty drawl) to the keyboard leads and tambourine-shaking buildups. Something in the combination of carefree melody, garage-pure setup, and hyper-energetic "rock"-- along with this combo's sharp songwriting skills-- make this stuff a revelation, for whatever tiny portion of listeners "gets" it.