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 an indie rock 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]

Band members

  • Cleo Tucker – guitar, vocals
  • Harmony Tividad – bass, vocals

Current touring members

  • Joshua Sushman - synth, sax (2017–)
  • Lauren Early – guitar (2017–)
  • Ross Chait – drums (2017–)

Former touring members

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

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Girlpool (November 2014, Wichita Recordings)

Singles

  • "Chinatown" (2015, Wichita Recordings)
  • "Picturesong" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Lucy's" (2018, Anti-)
  • "Where You Sink" (2018, Anti-)

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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