Karen Graves reviewed the self-titled 1994 album by
Girly Machine for Allmusic.com, here's some of that:
Unlike Ohio's other favorite group of Brit rockers, Dayton's Guided by Voices, the English accent heard on songs by Columbus' Girly Machine is the genuine article (sorry, Bob) as frontman Andy Spencer hails from across the pond. However, rather than fully embracing his potential as a Brit popper, Spencer opts for a vocal style that generally leans more toward singspeak and an overall air of at least mild creepiness. Rounded out by phenomenal guitarist Robert Petric (later the metal-riffing axeman for Ron House-fronted noise punk icons Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments), drummer Dana Marshall (most well known for his time in superb Scrawl), and bassist Jeff Plavcan, Girly Machine buzzes, rattles, and chugs their way through songs that strike a balance between ominous and poppy, bringing to mind acts like Bauhaus and the Psychedelic Furs.
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