Girlpool

Girlpool

Girlpool at the Lexington, February, 2015
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Indie rock, folk punk
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels

Wichita Recordings

Anti-
Website girlpoolmusic.com
Members Cleo Tucker
Harmony Tividad

Girlpool is a folk punk band from Los Angeles, California. Its members are Cleo Tucker (guitar, vocals) and Harmony Tividad (bass, vocals).[1][2] The band originally did not have a drummer.[3] Their self-titled debut EP was posted on their Bandcamp account on February 11, 2014, and re-released on Wichita Recordings later that year, on November 17.[4] The band released its debut album, Before the World Was Big, on June 2, 2015, also on Wichita Recordings.[5] Their second album, Powerplant, was released on May 12, 2017, via Anti-.

They added a drummer, Miles Wintner, on their Powerplant album. [6]

Reception

Girlpool's eponymous EP received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to Metacritic.[7] In his review of this EP, Chris Conaton compared their sound to "an angrier, socially conscious Kimya Dawson."[3]

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]

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Snapes, Laura (17 November 2014). "Girlpool - 'Girlpool' EP". NME. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Vincent, Alice (6 February 2015). "Girlpool - New Music". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Conaton, Chris (14 January 2015). "Girlpool EP Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  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. ↑ "Powerplant, by girlpool". girlpool. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  7. ↑ "Girlpool Reviews". Metacritic. 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.
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