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.GIRL AND GIRL
release debut album
and title track
CALL A DOCTOR
todayVIA VIRGIN MUSIC AUSTRALIA (AU/NZ) AND SUB POP (ROW)
STREAM THE FULL ALBUM NOW
+ Announce Album Tour
GOLD COAST | BRISBANE
SYDNEY | MELBOURNE
“Honestly, Girl and Girl are a phenomenal band, and they are just on a roll at the moment.” – Ash McGregor, triple j
“Emotional mayhem that’s relatable, and very catchy.” – Rolling Stone
“The band’s circuitous riffs feel reminiscent of early Car Seat Headrest – the type of material that could mint a future cult classic.” – [10 essential new acts you need to see at SXSW 2024] NME UK
“Brisbane four-piece Girl and Girl are ones to watch in the world of sharp-tongued raucous-riffed garage rock…Girl and Girl’s all too rare multigenerational collaboration brings a fresh angle on the post-Strokes garage rock sound.” – KUTX Radio
“There’s something special about this group…Their music has a raw and unfiltered feeling which elevates it far above your run-of-the-mill “indie” and gives it a near-euphoric flavour.” – Life Without Andy
“A perfect dose of indie – punk rock at its best.” – Happy Mag
“A warped mix of Talking Heads, Rolling Blackouts and bits of post-punk but led by a man with a mullet and one of their aunts plays drums in the band!” – [SXSW Review] BBC 6 Music with Steve Lamacq
Garage-rock four-piece Girl and Girl today release their anticipated debut record Call A Doctor via Virgin Music Australia (AU/NZ) and Sub Pop (rest of world). To celebrate the release, the band also reveal title track and its theatrical accompanying video, along with headline tour dates which will see Girl and Girl bring their explosive live show to stages in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Me
The album’s title track, “Call A Doctor” sets the scene for the record, introducing listeners to their young hero and his inner doctor. It is sarcastic and dramatic, yet sincere at the same time. “The track itself is pretty literal. It speaks a lot to the pressures I was feeling at the time of writing it, after the band had gained some attention, and how I was struggling to keep up and deal with that alongside some other going ons in my personal life. The word vomit that is the outro of the song, kind of all just poured out of me one afternoon, it was really cathartic and continues to be each time we play it.” explains singer-songwriter Kai James.
The song’s accompanying video clip includes the album intro. The opening monologue, which James says is inspired by George Clooney’s Fantastic Mr Fox, speaks of a boy who is only half invested in most aspects of his life to avoid having to take total responsibility. “The actual recording of the record was a significant moment for me in my life. It was just two weeks of eleven-hour days, with absolute focus. It was a kind of commitment I didn’t really think I was capable of. The spoken word intro speaks to this. It’s about a boy who is only half invested in most aspects of his life in an effort to avoid having to take total responsibility. Half committing to avoid being held fully accountable is absolutely someone I’ve been in the past, so while it’s totally terrifying, I’m very happy to say I fully committed to this record, and you can hold me completely accountable.” exclaims James.
Call A Doctor lays a lifetime’s worth of woes (such as mental health and the human race’s planned obsolescence) across a canvas of indie rock that feels both timeless and in the moment. The album’s eleven songs — spanning sweeping guitar epics and wry acoustic shuffles to spiky punk manoeuvres and the type of raw, adoringly unvarnished indie-pop associated with legendary PacNW label K Records — are literally plucked from James’ personal history, as he reworked older recordings with newer lyrics reflecting his past struggles as well as new anxieties that emerged prior to the album’s recording.
“I had this idea of a theatrical concept album for quite some time.” he says. “I grew up going to theatre shows and studying ballet, so kind of had a love for theatrics instilled in me at an early age. It made sense to centre the record around mental health for a few reasons, firstly because it’s been such a prevalent issue for me in my life, but also because it’s a topic I would’ve struggled approaching in a sincere way. For me to speak so openly and honestly about all this I kind of needed it to be dramatic and silly and theatrical and over the top, I guess in the same vein as ‘if you don’t laugh you cry’. I needed to trick myself into deep diving into a lot of these confronting thoughts and feelings. I like the idea of it playing out like that from an audiences perspective too, you don’t realise what’s happening till two or three listens in, and by then its already too late, you’re self-reflecting and growing as a person – haha sucker!”
Even as Call A Doctor deals with such uneasy topics, the music is still teeming with life. There’s a brazen, bold sense of humour and an undeniable brightness to the darkness that makes it impossible not to be drawn in as a listener.
Girl and Girl released latest single “Oh Boy!” last month, building on the momentum of the album’s initial releases “Hello” and “Mother”. The released tracks have garnered widespread praise from titles including NME UK, Rolling Stone US, Happy Mag, Pilerats and more, along with airplay from triple j, BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens and Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson among others. The band have recently performed live sessions for WFUV New York, KUTX Austin, KCSN Los Angeles and WAPS Akron, as well as KEXP just this week. “Hello” debuted at #1 on the ALT Specialty Singles Chart in the US and maintained the top position for a second week, while “Mother” secured placements on some of Australia’s most credible new music playlists and was featured as Song of The Day on The Current.
Girl and Girl have just completed a mammoth 20-date run supporting Royel Otis on their North American tour and are revving up for an even busier schedule for the remainder of 2024. July will see the band jet off to Europe, gracing stages at Eurockéennes Festival and Midi Fest, before diving back into more shows alongside Royel Otis in the UK. August will welcome the band home for their headlining dates in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne (on sale now!), before returning to the UK and Europe for their own shows, along with a set at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival. Full date run below.
CALL A DOCTOR
Track Listing:INTRO
Call A Doctor
Hello
Maple Jean
Oh Boy!
Suffocate
Mother
You’ll Be Alright
Comfortable Friends
Our Love (Ours Only)
OUTRO
GIRL AND GIRL
Australian Tour DatesFriday 2 August 2024 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast
Saturday 3 August 2024 – The Outpost, Brisbane
Friday 9 August 2024 – Great Club, Sydney
Saturday 10 August 2024 – Howler, MelbourneTickets available now via subpop.com
GIRL AND GIRL
EU/UK TOUR DATESFriday 5 July 2024 – Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, FR
Saturday 6 July 2024 – Midi Fest, Hyeres, FR
Tuesday 9 July 2024 – O2 Academy Bournemouth, Dorset, UK ■
Wednesday 10 July 2024 – O2 Academy 2, Oxford, UK ■
Thursday 11 July 2024 – Foundry, Sheffield, UK ■
Friday 12 July 2024 – Arts Club, Liverpool, UK ■
Friday 30 August 2024 – Brighton Psych Fest, UK
Saturday 31 August 2024 – Manchester Psych Fest, UK
Sunday 1 September 2024 – End of the Road, Dorset, UK
Tuesday 3 September 2024 – George Tavern, London, UK ◆
Wednesday 4 September 2024 – Louisiana, Bristol, UK ◆
Friday 6 September 2024 – Misty Fields Festival, Asten, NL
Monday 9 September 2024 – Point Ephemere, Paris, FR ◆
Friday 13 September 2024 – Haldern Pop Bar, Haldern, DE ◆
Saturday 14 September 2024 – Strom, Munich, DE ◆
Sunday 15 September 2024 – Lark, Berlin, DE ◆
Monday 16 September 2024 – MTC, Cologne, DE ◆
Wednesday 18 September 2024 – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK ◆
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 September 2024 – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg – DEMore info at subpop.com
Supporting Royel Otis ■
Will be officially announced/onsale from 10am Fri 24 May BST (7pm Fri 24 May AEST) ◆
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