Girl Group have released their latest single ‘She Goes’, a track exploring the complexities of female desire and friendship.
“Every now and then,” the band explain, “you see a girl walking down the street who epitomises everything you want to be – the way she moves, looks and sounds. She appears to be of another world, a god; the concept of her having mortal fallibility is ridiculous. This admiration is often mingled with confusion. Do I want to be her, or be her best friend? Or would I actually like to kiss her on the lips?”
Girl Group are scheduled to perform at The Great Escape Festival’s First 50 at London’s Moth Club on 13th November, and Live At Leeds on 15th November, following a busy summer which included appearances at Reading & Leeds Festival and their debut headline show in Liverpool.
Lil from Girl Group describes their music as a mix of playful chaos with a very real mission: feminist pop you can shout along to. Known for their bratty hooks, bold politics, and unfiltered lyrics, they’ve quickly become one of the most talked-about new acts on the DIY circuit.
“We never intended on being in a band,” Lil says. “We were just mates for about six months before we even thought about making anything. When we eventually did, we needed to find a common musical interest because our tastes were all so different. For us, that was Wet Leg. We tried to rip off their song ‘Being In Love’ for our first single ‘Life Is Dumb’ and ended up making something we really loved.”
The band’s roots run deep. “A lot of us were raised around music and creativity,” Lil says. “I come from a musical family and grew up in a pub where there were always live bands. Mia’s mum took her to Roskilde as a kid, Thea’s a descendant of poets and songwriters, Maria’s mum was always playing Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon – and Katya, who didn’t come from a particularly musical background, developed a strong connection to Disney Channel, which actually comes in handy when writing a hook.”
That mix of influences feeds into the band’s sound, but it’s their lyrics that really set them apart. “It tends to be women’s issues in some shape or form. The songs often come from the little things that annoy us; the things we rant to each other about, and all relate to.”
‘Rage Song’, their previous release, is an example of what they do best. “It’s definitely the loudest and most punk-influenced song of ours,” Lil says. “It’s sort of an unsent letter to the various male figures in our lives; the times when they’ve just not got it, and it’s made us want to scream.” It’s not just catharsis, it’s a call to action. “Anger is a healthy and necessary response to sexism and oppression,” the band explain. “This song is about letting it out.”
There’s no shortage of ambition, but they’re in it for something bigger than just success. “Preferably, we’d like to be taken to parliament where we can enforce our feminist regime,” Lil says, only half-joking. “But really, we’d love to support idols of ours like Charli xcx. The end goal is to bring women – particularly women creatives – together, to create a community where their skills are nurtured rather than overlooked. And to give people who may not be that interested in feminism something to think about through our songs.”
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