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Lambrini Girls performing at the Valkof Festival in The Netherlands in 2023

Lambrini Girls

Members

• Phoebe Lunny, vocals and guitar
• Lilly Macieira, bass guitar
• Catt Jack, drums (left 2003)
• "Banksy", drums (anon, generic)

History

Lambrini Girls were formed in 2020 during the Covid lockdown. Lunny and Macieira were both established on the Brighton music scene when they played together in Wife Swap USA. Among contemporary bands they admire are CLT DRP, Snayx, and Currls. Early influences for Lunny included American band The Runaways and 90s Brighton band Huggy Bear The initial idea for Lambrini Girls was to perform as a queer punk band, but quickly realised that engaging with audiences could be very problematic due to abusive behaviour characteristic of lad culture and hyper masculinity, and experienced the misogyny, oppression and sexual abuse inherent in the music industry. They recognised the importance of challenging the lad culture abuse in the music scene beyond their personal experience. At this early point they pivoted slightly from energetic queer punk to become a broader political activist pro LGBTQ+ band with their unique blend of raw, raucous music, biting satirical lyrics, and high octane physical energy.

Artistry

Lambrini Girls are established in 2024 as a leading new act on the British alternative music scene, with numerous appearances at gigs and festivals in the UK, Europe and beyond, and gaining the attention and appreciation of institutions such as BBC Radio 6 Music and veteran performer and broadcaster Iggy Pop who referred to them as his favourite new band. Their playing and recording style draws from the anarchy and rebellion of Punk Rock and the feminist Riot Grrrl although they are very much honed and targeted for a 2020s audience. Iggy Pop invited Lambrini Girls to open his Dog Day Afternoon concert at the Crystal Palace Palace park, alongside The Buzzcocks, Generation Sex, Blondie, and Iggy Pop himself.

The EP "You're Welcome", released through Oxford independent label Big Scary Monsters in May 2023, transformed them from an established local band into a "swirling blitz of necessary raucous energy" similar to records like M(h)oal's "Attachment Styles" and Big Joanie's "Back Home" as examples of a new wave of feminist punk articulating contemporary struggles and demanding change.

Politics

Lambrini Girls are a political band both in relation to political economy and gender/personal politics. Musically their discourse and practice is about playing in mainstream venues where toxic conduct can be called out and eradicated, rather than venues largely exclusive to traditionally marginalised groups such as those under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. They distance themselves from the earlier Riot Grrrl ethos which emphasised feminist anger and opposition to male dominance across all spheres of existence, but excluded issues of race and gender identity. Their philosophy is all inclusive, so the safe space venue principle applies across the board.

At the same time, they are not afraid to express their principles against event organisers, having refused to play at the SXSW festival in the US because of organisers/sponsors links to the US Army and defence contractors linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Similarly they withdrew from the Great Escape festival in Brighton due to the sponsorship from Barclays who provide financial services worth over £1B to companies supplying military technology and weapons to the IDF.

Discography

EPs

• You're Welcome (2023)

Singles

• Help Me I'm Gay (2022)
• White Van (2023)
• Lads Lads Lads (2023)
• Body Of Mine (2024)
• God's Country (2024)