The Halo Friendlies
It had to happen eventually. As the mid-'90s explosion of post-riot grrrl cutesy/punky all-female bands was winding to a close, along came the Halo Friendlies. As one might guess from their name, Bikini Kill they ain't. Like a lot of Christian rock bands of their era, this Long Beach, CA, quartet doesn't make too big a deal of their beliefs. Most of their lyrics deal with Christian themes in a non-preachy way, and a good chunk of this album actually covers more secular topics