Today, November 2, 2023, the Australian group Girl and Girl’s Fight Night EP, a 5-song effort featuring new interpretations of songs from their 2023 EP, Divorce +. This collection of songs was filmed and recorded at Fight Night Studios in Melbourne, Australia. You can watch the Fight Night sessions in their entirety HERE.
Fight Night Records is a recording studio perched above Dutch Vinyl record store in Melbourne, established in 2015 by identical twins Harley and Delaney Stewart. Their live studio sessions have captured performances by some of Australia’s most incredible underground talent, including Grace Cummings, Folk Bitch Trio, Felix Riebl, Gabriella Cohen, Jazz Party, Bones & Jones, and Sweet Talk.
Girl and Girl are working on new music for their full-length Sub Pop debut and have announced AU and EU shows this fall, including a festival play on November 11th at Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
Fri 3 Nov - London, UK - Sebright Arms Sat 4 Nov - Margate, UK- Whereelse? $ Sun 5 Nov - Brighton, UK - Mutations Festival 2023 Mon 6 Nov - Southampton, UK - Heartbreakers Wed 8 Nov - Orleans, FR - L’Astrolabe Thu 9 Nov - Nantes, FR - Stereolux Fri 10 Nov - Weissenhäuser Strand, GER - Rolling Stone Beach Sat 11 Nov - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant Garde Thu 30 Nov - Auckland, NZ - Whammy (The Others Way Pre-Party) Fri 1 Dec - Auckland, NZ - The Others Way Festival Wed 6 Dec - Melbourne, AU - Spaced Out Festival
On November 2, 2023, Girl and Girl will release Fight Night. This 5-song collection features new interpretations of songs from the group’s 2023 EP, Divorce +, and recorded at Fight Night Studios in Melbourne, Australia.
Girl and Girl is sharing a new performance video of “Strangers” from the Fight Night sessions, which you can watch HERE.
Girl and Girl’s frontperson, Kai James, says about the single and video: “For ‘Strangers,’ we tried to bottle the feeling of a night out alone, the thrill that comes from meeting new people. It’s my favorite track to play live; people connect with it. I try my best cowboy dancing, and everyone’s stomping and shouting together. It’s a hoot.”
Fight Night Records is a recording studio perched above Dutch Vinyl record store in Melbourne, established in 2015 by identical twins Harley & Delaney Stewart. Their live studio sessions have captured performances by some of Australia’s most incredible underground talent including Grace Cummings, Folk Bitch Trio, Felix Riebl, Gabriella Cohen, Jazz Party, Bones & Jones and Sweet Talk.
Girl and Girl are working on new music for their full-length Sub Pop debut, and have announced AU and EU shows this fall, including a festival play on November 11th at Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris. See below for a full list of shows.
TOUR DATES Fri. Oct. 13 - Melbourne, AU - The Evelyn Sat. Oct. 14 - Paramatta, AU - Paramatta Lanes Sun. Oct. 15- Wollongong, AU - Yours & Owls Festival Wed. Oct. 18 - Sydney, AU - SXSW Sydney (The Chippo Hotel) Thu. Oct. 19 - Sydney, AU - SXSW Sydney (The Lord Gladstone) Fri. Oct. 27 - Amsterdam, NL - London Calling 2023 Mon. Oct. 30 - Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute w/ Water From Your Eyes Tue. Oct. 31 - Glasgow, UK - The Hug and Pint w/ Water From Your Eyes Wed. Nov. 01 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club w/ Water From Your Eyes Fri. Nov. 03- London, UK - Sebright Arms (2 shows) Sat. Nov. 04 - Margate, UK- Whereelse? w/ Flamingods Sun. Nov. 05 - Brighton, UK - Mutations Festival 2023 Mon. Nov. 06 - Southampton, UK - Heartbreakers Wed. Nov. 08- Orleans, FR - L’Astrolabe Thu. Nov. 09 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux Fri. Nov. 10 - Weissenhäuser Strand, GER - Rolling Stone Beach Sat. Nov. 11 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant Garde
Today, June 8th, Sub Pop will release Divorce +, an eight-track digital EP from the newly signed Australian band Girl and Girl. On the heels of the previously released single “All I See” comes the undeniably catchy track “Dance Now.”
Girl and Girl’s frontperson, Kai James, says about the single and video: “Shooting this clip was probably one of the best days I’ve had in months. I’ve felt lots of pressure with my art and creating lately, so I wanted to step away from that and create something totally unhinged and fun. For the shoot, Rose, our leading chook, just emanated pure joy, and that’s exactly what I wanted to capture, a chicken lady so in love with life, and her chicken form, whose deepest desire is just to feel the wind in her wings.”
Girl and Girl have also shared a 6-minute punk-umentary directed by friend Alexandros Kalas. This video features live and behind-the-scenes performance footage of the band, as well as an interview with frontperson Kai James. You can watch it here.
Girl and Girl just returned from a fifteen-date run in the EU and the UK, which included performances at The Great Escape and London’s Wide Awake Festival, as well as support dates with Partisan Records act Blondshell.
Girl and Girl Divorce + EP Artwork
Tracklisting: 1. Divorce 1 2. Dance Now 3. Strangers 4. Garden Son 5. I See a Man 6. Divorce 2 7. All I See
Girl and Girl are currently working on new music for their Sub Pop debut, with additional Australian, UK, and EU touring in the Fall.
Fri. Jun. 23 - Fortitude Valley, AU - Black Bear Lodge Sat. Jun. 24 - Byron Bay, AU - The Northern Fri. Jun. 30 - Sydney, AU - The Lansdowne Sat. Jul. 01 - Melbourne, AU - The Curtin Wed. Nov. 11 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival
Sub Pop is thrilled to welcome Australia’s Girl and Girl to our self-proclaimed iconic and undoubtedly recognizable label roster. This exciting, four-piece garage rock outfit features frontperson Kai James and his Aunty Liss on drums, with longtime friends Jayden Williams on guitar and Fraser Bell on bass.
To celebrate this budding union, the group has shared an official video for their new single, “All I See.”
The band’s frontperson, Kai James, says about the single and video: “Lyrics came last for ‘All I See,’ about 3 years after the track, and when I finally sat down and wrote them, I was pretty anxious about whether I had them right or not. A new Mylie Cyrus track played on the radio that afternoon, she too, was singing about houses burning down, and I took that as confirmation. So I thanked Mylie Cyrus and her great new track ‘Flowers’ and never looked back.”
Girl and Girl are currently working on new music for their Sub Pop debut. The band has announced a series of tour dates for 2023, which includes performances at The Great Escape and London’s Wide Awake Festival and a support run with Partisan Records act Blondshell. See below for a full list of dates.
Girl and Girl Tour Dates
Sat. May 06 - Glasgow, UK - The Road To The Great Escape Tue. May 09 - Dublin, IE - The Road To The Great Escape Thu. May 11 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival/Sounds Australia Showcase (Komedia) Fri. May 12 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival at Mucky Duck (Sub Pop Showcase) Fri. May 12 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival at Latest Music Bar (Official Showcase) Sat. May 13 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere ^ Sun. May 14 - Tourcoing, FR - Le Grand Mix ^ Mon. May 15 - Cologne, DE - Helios 37 ^ Wed. May 17 - Berlin, DE - Privatclub ^ Thu. May 18 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow Skybar ^ Sat. May 20 - Amsterdam, NL - London Calling Festival Tue. May 23 Brussels, BE - Witloof Bar Thu. May 25 - Manchester, UK - YES (Basement) ^ Fri. May 26 - London, UK - Wide Awake pre-party at Earth Theatre Sat. May 27 - Bristol, UK - Dot to Dot Festival Sun. May 28 - Nottingham, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
