Church Girls and Really Big Really Clever

Live music from Philidelphia pop/post punks Church Girls with support from Brighton-based Really Big Really Clever.

CHURCH GIRLS
Philly four-piece Church Girls write propulsive melodies and achingly vulnerable lyrics wrapped in the throbbing anxiety of post-punk and joyous aggression of pop-punk. Formed in 2014 by Mariel Beaumont, the group has toured extensively across the US, UK, Canada, & Europe and has been featured at Audiotree, Paste Magazine, Bandcamp New & Notable and more.
Their new record Still Blooms confronts heavy themes while refusing to let the struggles of life smother its hope, enthusiasm, and energy. The lyric in “Undone” that the album draws its title from (“Unwind the clocks, pull the blinds, and you’ll find the sky still blooms”) feels like a thesis statement. Chiming guitar melodies alongside stuttering palm-mutes and gang vocals express an irrepressible urge to find the bursts of light that shine through the cracks of even the darkest tunnels. The final line (“Hate that I’m getting used to this sort of thing”) seems like resignation in the abstract, but with Beaumont’s triumphant delivery, it reads more like a proclamation of perseverance.
https://churchgirls.bandcamp.com/album/i-hate-this-house

REALLY BIG REALLY CLEVER
Really Big Really Clever is the new project from Jared Tomkins and Jordan Lilford, formed in 2022 after the split of their previous band Gender Roles. After years of touring together, the pair wasted no time in writing and recording their to-be-titled debut album, to be released later this year. Their latest single, hu hurt u, is out now, Expect chaotic fast-paced guitar bangers about doubt, uncertainty and self-help.
https://reallybigreallyclever.bandcamp.com/