Goat Girl
{{Short description|British post-punk band}}
{{About|the English post-punk band|the coming-of-age drama film|Goat Girl (film)|the fairy tale|The Goat Girl}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Goat Girl
| image = Goat_Girl.jpg
| caption = Goat Girl playing Sniester Festival 2022, The Hague
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| origin = London, England
| genre = Post-punk
| label = Rough Trade Records
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://goatgirl.co.uk/}}
| current_members = * Lottie Pendlebury
- Rosy Bones
- Holly Mullineaux{{cite web | url=https://goatgirl.bandcamp.com/album/below-the-waste | title=Below the Waste, by Goat Girl }}
| past_members = * Naima Bock
- Ellie Rose Davies
}}
Goat Girl is an English post-punk band from South London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/whats-the-deal-with-goat-girl|title=What's the deal with Goat Girl?|website=Time Out London|date=9 October 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}} Their initial lineup consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Clottie Cream (Lottie Pendlebury),{{Cite web|url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2020/09/goat-girl-set-new-album-on-all-fours-for-release-next-year/|title=Goat Girl set new album On All Fours for release next year | Live4ever Media|website=Live4ever.com|date=29 September 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2021}} guitarist and occasional lead vocalist L.E.D. (Ellie Rose Davies), bassist Naima Jelly (Naima Bock) and drummer Rosy Bones (Rosy Jones).{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5283298-Goat-Girl|title=Goat Girl|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}} UK music magazine DIY describe them as being "imbued with an innate ability to voice the socio-political concerns of their peers with wit and style".{{Cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2017/12/04/class-of-2018-goat-girl-interview|title=Class of 2018: Goat Girl|website=Diymag.com|date=12 April 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}} In 2019, bassist Holly Hole (Holly Mullineaux) joined the band, replacing Naima Jelly.{{Cite web|url=https://guitar.com/features/interviews/goat-girl-new-album/|title=South London noisemakers Goat Girl lift the veil on their upcoming sophomore album|website=Guitar.com|date=6 January 2020|accessdate=29 January 2021}}
Formation and signing to Rough Trade
The band played early gigs in The Windmill, Brixton and named themselves after comedian Bill Hicks' character 'Goat Boy'.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/24/one-to-watch-goat-girl-fearless-post-punk|title=Ones to watch: Goat Girl|last=Mackay|first=Emily|date=2018-03-24|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2019-09-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} They signed a deal with Rough Trade Records on 24 July 2016, and put out a couple of singles prior to the release of their debut album two years later.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/goat-girl-goat-girl/|title=Goat Girl : Goat Girl|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}} During this time, they also supported The Fall in their final London show before Mark E. Smith's death, at the 100 Club on 27 July 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/the-fall-london-100-club-live-review/|title=The Fall: London, 100 Club - live review|last=Andy Yates|date=2017-08-06|website=Louder Than War|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-27}}
Debut album
Their self-titled debut album was released in April 2018. Featuring 19 tracks, it was well-received by the music press. Pitchfork described it as "absurd, playful, and more than a little unsettling, sounding at times like a less romantic Libertines," going on to say the album, "appears daunting but proves to be light and accessible, with plenty of offbeat wit and many an unexpected twist down gothic country roads." The Guardian called it "a weird, wily and unpredictable record, getting under the surface of things." The band played on the John Peel stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.supajam.com/news/story/Live-Review-Goat-Girl-on-the-John-Peel-Stage|title=Live Review: Goat Girl on the John Peel Stage|website=Supajam.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Goat Girl (2018), Rough Trade
- On All Fours (2021), Rough Trade
- Below the Waste (2024), Rough Trade
= EPs =
- Udder Sounds (2018), Rough Trade
=Singles=
- "Country Sleaze"/"Scum" (2016), Rough Trade
- "Crow Cries" (2017), Rough Trade
- "Cracker Drool" (2017), Rough Trade
- "The Man" (2018), Rough Trade
- "Throw Me a Bone" (2018), Rough Trade
- "Sad Cowboy" (2020), Rough Trade
- "The Crack" (2020), Rough Trade
- "Badibaba" (2021), Rough Trade
- "Ride Around" (2024), Rough Trade
- "Motorway" (2024), Rough Trade
References
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External links
- [http://goatgirl.co.uk/ Official website]
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Category:All-female punk bands
Category:English rock music groups
Category:Rock music groups from London
Category:English musical quartets