After a busy summer of playing Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Green Man, End Of The Road, and supporting Amyl and the Sniffers around the US, Lambrini Girls show no signs of slowing down and share new single ‘Company Culture’ as well as announcing a massive EU/UK tour for next year. Speaking on the track, the band explain the theme “Tired of working twice as hard while white, middle-aged men get credit for your ideas? Afraid to report harassment? Constantly second-guessing to avoid conflict? If you’ve answered yes: you’re probably a woman or a queer person. If these challenges hold you back, it’s entirely your fault. And if you succeed, you’ll feel like a fraud. No matter how hard you work, you won’t be taken seriously. Your boss wants to shag you, HR thinks you’re hysterical—so maybe just shut the fuck up and smile. Many girls would kill for your position, stop complaining or it’s back to the kitchen. Welcome to the boys’ club.”
Pearl & The Oysters – Juliette Pearl Davis (Juju) and Joachim Polack (Jojo) – met on their first day of high school in Paris, and have been together ever since. The duo’s new LP is their second record for Stones Throw and the result of nearly two decades of connection and collaboration. The duo kick off their tour with Ginger Root, on September 24 in San Diego. ‘Triangular Girl’ was written 12 years ago, when the duo were at jazz school in Paris. They decided to re-work the song for Planet Pearl, this time with a stellar cast of L.A. musicians: Riley Geare of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Caleb Buchanan, Logan Hone and Andrew Forman, and taking inspiration from 60s and 70s Brazilian waltzes. The influence of Brazilian music is strong throughout Planet Pearl – Jojo’s PhD was on the composer Antônio Carlos Jobim – along with the Brazilian concept of saudade, the melancholic longing for a beloved yet absent something or someone. [via Northern Transmissions]
Exploring the sonic spectrum between funk, soul, and jazz, North West London singer, songwriter, and producer Lynda Dawn’s new single, ’11th Hour,’ is out now via her own First Dawn Records imprint. Now, she reveals the video, directed by Ricky Rxse. Following up on her previous single, ‘Where You Are,’ ’11th Hour’ is the second track to be taken from Dawn’s forthcoming, highly anticipated eponymous EP, releasing on October 4 with a limited vinyl run to follow. Co-produced by Lynda Dawn and JACKUM, the single is an empowering exploration of time, longing, nostalgia, and hope. She explains: “I wanted to capture the fragility of relationships and the pressure we often feel from society, all while being aware of time slipping away. Although it’s written as a love story, it’s really about those critical moments we all face in life. I hope the lyrics can encourage listeners to never give up on what they love and to seize the moment for a new dawn.”
Change can be an unpredictable force—both exhilarating and disorienting. For rising WestMidlands songwriter and guitarist Nieve Ella, the past few months have been a whirlwind, propelling her into a new chapter. Emerging from this period is the 21-year-old’s biting new single, ‘Ganni Top (She Gets What She Needs)’, out now, on AWAL Recordings. The single is the final glimpse from Ella’s transformational new 8-track EP, Watch It Ache and Bleed, arriving on October 17. An ode to ripened self-awareness, the EP contours melancholy and mischief across gritty 90s indie with a refined pop edge. It encapsulates the essence of a young artist who has redefined her understanding of ambition and desire. A rip-roaring highlight produced by Jamie Rendle and Hugo M Hardy (Nick Mulvey, Col3trane, Obongjayar) new single ‘Ganni Top’ presents a hedonistic take on fresh starts, with Ella envisioning the exhilarating escapades that follow her liberation. “You can fill me in the back of your limousine,” she quips on this playful, grunge-inspired tribute to newfound singledom. Complementing the single is a rousing official video directed by REBEKAHBCREATIVE. Adorned in her signature heart-jewelled necklace and corset, the video is a sassy exploration of ‘getting what she needs.’. Reflecting on her new single, Ella describes: “Ganni Top is a glamourised celebration of being young, fun, wild, and free, while also highlighting the needs of a woman. She gets what she needs!”
Today, Ruby McKinnon, AKA Flower Face, is back with the riveting ‘If I Beg You.’ “I knew ‘If I Beg You’ was going to be the last song because it felt like the turning point,” McKinnon explains. “I built this really beautiful, incredible, inspiring life that I would never give up to go back to what I had before. It starts out sounding like a tape disintegrating, like, audibly falling apart. Then the big part comes in, and it’s this moment of triumph and healing.” ‘If I Beg You’ proves the versatility that makes Girl Prometheus so hypnotic. Plus, the lyrics are wonderfully scathing, serving as the perfect album closer when she sardonically sings, “Is this a worthy goodbye?” Below, watch the music video directed by McKinnon and Boy Wonder. [via Stereogum]
Cody Frost has unleashed a brand-new single and video, ‘PROCESS.’ The alt. punk star calls this newest banger “a spicy brain rager that begs for a pit”, adding that, “It’s about feeling like I’m pretending to be something I’m not. I act like I have it all together, but in reality, I don’t. I made this song for my younger self, who needed to hear this.” [via Karrang!]
