Girlpool

Girlpool is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by friends Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad.[2][3] Their self-titled debut EP was posted on their Bandcamp account in February 2014, and re-released on Wichita Recordings later that year.[4] The band released its debut album, Before the World Was Big, in June 2015, also on Wichita Recordings.[5] Their second album, Powerplant, was released in May 2017, via Anti-.

Girlpool
Girlpool at the Lexington, February, 2015
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresIndie rock, indie folk, Dream pop, Lo-Fi
Years active2013 (2013)–present
LabelsAnti-, Wichita Recordings
Websitegirlpoolmusic.com
MembersAvery Tucker[1]
Harmony Tividad

Reception

Girlpool's eponymous EP received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a weighted average score of 79 on Metacritic.[6] In his review of this EP, Chris Conaton compared their sound to "an angrier, socially conscious Kimya Dawson."[7]

Before the World Was Big also received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a 79 out of 100 score on Metacritic.[8] For example, Pitchfork Media's Jayson Greene gave it a score of 7.8 out of 10 and described it as "a quiet album of uncommon intensity."[9]

Their second LP, Powerplant, received an 8.3 by Jillian Mapes on Pitchfork. Mapes described their new sounds as "echoing second-wave emo sourness (“Your Heart”), Britpop jangle (“She Goes By”), and classic alt-rock loud-quiet-loudness throughout".[10]

Band members
  • Avery Tucker – guitar, bass guitar, vocals
  • Harmony Tividad – bass guitar, guitar, vocals

Current touring members

  • Patrick Nolan – guitar, bass (2017–present)
  • Sariah Mae – keyboards (2017–present)
  • Ross Chait – drums (2017–present)

Former touring members

  • Miles Wintner – drums (2017)
  • Stephen Steinbrink – guitar (2017)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • Girlpool (November 2014, Wichita Recordings)
  • Touch Me (It's Like I'm Winning It) (August 2020, Anti-)[11]

Singles
  • "Chinatown" (2015, Wichita Recordings)
  • "Picturesong" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Lucy's" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Where You Sink" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Hire" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Like I'm Winning It" (2020, Anti-)[12]

References
  1. "The Best Rock Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. December 11, 2019. On What Chaos Is Imaginary, Girlpool’s Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad push past any lingering codependent habits from their teenage years of writing together.
  2. Cridlin, Jay (November 13, 2019). "This weekend's best Tampa Bay concerts: Dwight Yoakam, Doobie Brothers, Third Eye Blind, Blue Oyster Cult, Cursive, Girlpool and the 99.5 QYK Guitar Pull perform as well". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Their latest album What Chaos Is Imaginary drifts across a palette of Harmony Tividad’s ethereal vocals and Avery Tucker’s occasionally fuzzy, occasionally jangly guitars.
  3. Arjuna (October 25, 2019). "American Grandma with Girlpool at Lost Lake". Out Front Magazine. The new Girlpool album, What Chaos is Imaginary, is also the first album released by the duo since Avery Tucker, guitarist and vocalist, transitioned and began taking testosterone.
  4. Plaugic, Lizzie (19 November 2014). "Girlpool Review". CMJ. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. Brodsky, Rachel (10 March 2015). "Girlpool Revisit Childhood on Their Debut Album, 'Before the World Was Big'". Spin. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  6. "Girlpool Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  7. Conaton, Chris (14 January 2015). "Girlpool EP Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  8. "Before The World Was Big". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. Greene, Jayson (5 June 2015). "Before the World Was Big". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. Mapes, Jillian (12 May 2017). "Girlpool - Powerplant". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  11. Gregory, Allie (31 August 2020). "Girlpool Get Porches, Dev Hynes, Lydia Ainsworth for Remix EP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  12. Gregory, Allie (12 March 2020). "Girlpool Drop New Single "Like I'm Winning It"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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