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FAN GIRL
reveal new single
‘LITTLE PIG’
from forthcoming EP
‘REAL OR STAGED’
out Thursday September 5LISTEN TO “LITTLE PIG” NOW!
“A refreshing & super inviting band, this is colour, this is chaos, and this is Fan Girl” – Tara Kumar – BBC1 Future Artists with Jack Saunders
“Fan Girl have mastered all of our favourite early 2000s tricks” – Life Without Andy
“Naarm/Melbourne band Fan Girl is a chaotic thread intertwining with the thundering guitars and the sardonic delivery of singer Noah Harris” – Backseat Mafia
Building on the momentum from their recent single “the last one”, visceral alternative four-piece Fan Girl today reveal “little pig”, the second track from their forthcoming EP, real or staged which the band are excited to announce will drop Thursday 5 September via AWAL Recordings.
“little pig” embodies Fan Girl’s electrifying energy and knack for addictive riffs, marking a swirling, bombastic addition to real or staged. Packed with punchy tempo shifts, brash guitars and sprawling sampled strings, all layered beneath Noah Harris’ playful vocals, the track delves into the feeling of never being able to get enough, capturing the emotion of being both intoxicatingly surrounded and completely isolated.
Fan Girl on “little pig”: “The track came together almost instantly. Dropped in our laps, like an otherwise unwanted bag of potatoes. And we were so ready to make some chippies. With “little pig”, we just wanted to make something sprawling, wonky and grand. Samples, strings, phasers, double drums. The full buffet.
Once we had wrapped up tracking at our studio, we sent it off to Oli Barton-Wood (Nilüfer Yanya, Shame, Do Nothing) in London, who added his secret mixing potion to the bubbling cauldron, before being delivered to mastering engineer Felix Davis (Porridge Radio, Folly Group, The Murder Capital) for the final mastering garnish. Bon Appetit my friends.”
“little pig” is accompanied by an energetic, hypnotic and slightly discomforting video clip, filmed and directed by Francesca Napier, and co-directed by Luke Thomas. “This unhinged DIY masterpiece follows a well dressed little pig on a semi-lucid journey through the bustling Melbourne city centre, as he dances his way through crowds, traverses the darkest corners of the city, and spirals into despair – brought on by both the ever-present oppressive late stage capitalism, and a bad hamburger. The video swirls and spins, going back and forth in a fever dream, blurring the lines of reality, and begging the question of what is real or staged.” says the band.
Fan Girl are set to embark on a run of headline dates throughout July in celebration of the new single, lighting up stages in Melbourne (twice!), Adelaid
.FAN GIRL
“LITTLE PIG”
AUS TOUR JULY 2024Thu 4 Jul – The Retreat Hotel, Melbourne w/ Mr. Industry + Bollard*
Thu 11 Jul – Cry Baby, Adelaide w/ The Genevieves*
Thu 18 Jul – Espy Basement, Melbourne w/ TILE*
Fri 19 Jul – Polo Live, Canberra w/ Spouse + At Last: Broadcast
Sun 21 Jul – Lazy Thinking, Sydney w/ Creeping Jenny + Human Noise + Tamara & the Dreams**free show | head to fangirl.com.au for more details
.About FAN GIRL
Brandishing an unruly sound audible to the ends of the earth, Naarm/Melbourne outfit Fan Girl unravel in an eclectic mix of intensity, colour, chaos and catchiness. After the tragic passing of founding member Jack Wood, a total re-evaluation of their place in music and a pandemic, Fan Girl is back with a wealth of exhilarating new music, coupled with their urgent, explosive live shows and an ever-growing appreciation for each other, life and obnoxious guitar music.
Their singles, “stupidstupid”, “american cowboy song”, and “falling” have garnered widespread acclaim both domestically and internationally, receiving praise from the likes of BBC Radio 1, KEXP FM, Radio X, triple j, DIY MAG, Rolling Stone, Pil
Fan Girl has earned an impressive array of support shows from the likes of Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ecca Vandal, Angie McMahon, The Vines and more. The band is set to embark on a run of headline dates throughout July 2024 in celebration of the new single “little pig”, lighting up stages in Melbourne, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney before heading to the Europe and UK in September / October.
Fan Girl will release their new EP real or staged on Thursday 5 September via AWAL Recordings. “little pig” follows the excitement of real or staged’s initial single “the last one”, which received praise from triple j’s Home & Hosed as well support from a host of community radio stations across the country and acclaim from titles such as Life Without Andy, Backseat Mafia, Aus Music Scene and more.
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