Androgynous Mary, by Girl Friday

Androgynous Mary

by Girl Friday

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steveinsocal "...impossible not to be blown away here. While many would play safe, this is a band who aren't afraid to acknowledge all their disparate influences on one stunning debut. They're all here, 70s rock, early-80s post-punk and 90s alt-rock; Britpop and West Coast indie - there's an attuned ear for a melody here - to the artful nuances of Warpaint. The trick of course is to make this all sound cohesive... Mission accomplished... and some…"

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A(eon)F I was already hooked by Fashion Conman's all killer/no filler approach, though I wondered what a full album might be like from Girl Friday.

Androgynous Mary feels like a new chapter altogether, richer textures meet an even more urgent sound and I fucking wish live shows were on the table this year, just to hear these great songs in concert. Favorite track: Public Bodies.

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1.	This Is Not the Indie Rock I Signed Up For 03:51 video	buy track
2.	Amber's Knees: A Matter of Concern 02:51 video	buy track
3.	Eaten Thing 04:05	buy track
4.	Public Bodies 04:46	buy track
5.	What We Do It For 04:07	buy track
6.	Earthquake 03:30 video	buy track
7.	Clotting 02:59	buy track
8.	Gold Stars 04:34	buy track
9.	Favorite Friend 03:49	buy track
10.	I Hope Jason Is Happy 02:34	buy track

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Burning deep in Girl Friday's music is an unquenchable will to survive. The LA-based band don't blunt the impact of the themes they work through in their ferocious, knotty rock songs, but they don't let the more harrowing aspects of being alive and young in the 21st century daunt them, either. Taking full advantage of the dystopian shades of post-punk and noise rock palettes on their arresting debut LP, Androgynous Mary, Girl Friday nevertheless suffuse their music with abundant optimism. The world is a hellscape, but the four of them are in it together.

The seeds of the band were first planted when guitarist Vera Ellen walked into a friend's house at UCLA and saw Libby Hsieh playing bass on the couch. Drawn by her unique playing style, Ellen introduced herself, and the two musicians immediately bonded. After a year of playing together, they decided to grow their collaboration into a full band. Drummer Virginia Pettis and guitarist Sierra Scott caught wind of the project from friends of friends, and quickly jumped on board. The fledgling group's chemistry was undeniable; writing and playing together felt generative and thrilling.

With bold, dramatic guitar lines and tightly wound vocal harmonies, Girl Friday negotiate the stress and alienation that comes with being sidelined from normative society on Androgynous Mary. "Does the average man feel like he's on the outside?" goes the beginning of "Public Bodies," a wistful jangle-pop gem that shudders open into a snarling punk coda. Taking cues from longtime boundary-pushers Sonic Youth, Girl Friday depart from traditional song structures, favoring the rush of jarring turns over the safety of well-defined pop taxonomy. Looking to queer provocateurs like Placebo, they cherish the frisson of incongruous musical elements soldered together: "really dark, heavy things mashed up with quite beautiful things, whether that be a distorted guitar line and a sentimental vocal or vice versa," as Ellen puts it.

That duality dovetails with the thematic friction running through the album, the alternating despair and hope that intertwine in the fight to stay alive as any kind of unfairly disenfranchised person in the US. Written during a year of personal struggle for all four band members, Androgynous Mary reflects the solace they took in each other -- as a band, but also as a microcommunity and a chosen family. "It feels so rejuvenating to be there for each other and protect each other," says Hsieh. Ellen adds, "We've definitely been through a lot together, but we've come through it by sticking together and loving each other regardless."

On the record's final song, "I Hope Jason Is Happy," Girl Friday sing in unison against a resolute drumbeat: "My head is on your chest / In the end I'll be happy if you do your best / You've got to fight to keep your breath in this world." It's a testament to the power of their bond, and a gesture of solidarity with all those listening. Alone, we suffer under the weight of everything designed to keep us down. Together, we stand a fighting chance. Girl Friday place their hope squarely on that chance -- on what we can do when we show up for each other, where we can go when we've got each other's backs.

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released August 21, 2020

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