Girls Names – The New Life (LP)

Belfast-based four-piece GIRLS NAMES are a singular proposition, both geographically and psychically removed from their contemporaries at home and abroad. Their second album “The New Life” is the sound of a band on the fringes striving to forge their own path, purposefully out of step – and time – with their surroundings. Weighed heavy with the grey landscapes of their hometown, “The New Life” is isolation laid bare, shot through with an undeterred sense of purpose and individuality. Having released a series of singles and EPs on various independent labels, GIRLS NAMES made their first significant impression on the wider world in 2011 with their debut album, “Dead To Me”. As soon as that record was released Girls Names were already moving into a different headspace. The band’s performance at the 2012 Primavera festival provided them with their first real opportunity to showcase the songs that were to comprise “The New Life”.