POP PUNK DUO GIRLFRIENDS RELEASE NEW SINGLES
POP PUNK DUO GIRLFRIENDS (TRAVIS MILLS + NICK GROSS) RELEASE NEW SINGLES
“THERAPIST” & "I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU WHILE I WAS TAKING A SHOWER”
NEW ALBUM (E)MOTION SICKNESS OUT JUNE 17TH VIA BIG NOISE
UPCOMING TOUR KICKS OFF IN JUNE AND SEES THE DUO PLAY CITIES LIKE DENVER, PHOENIX, SAN DIEGO WITH A SPECIAL HOMETOWN SHOW IN LOS ANGELES
PRAISE FOR GIRLFRIENDS:
“hooks are huge and the emotions run raw” – SPIN
“a group that sounds “timeless’” – AltPress
“infinitely catchy cathartic release” - Loudwire
Today, alternative pop-punk duo girlfriends (Travis Mills + Nick Gross) drop two intoxicating new singles, “Therapist” and "I Thought About You While I Was Taking A Shower,” off their new album (e)motion sickness out June 17th via Big Noise.
The double singles are similar in inspiration, although differ sonically. The brooding, heavier “Therapist” details the feeling of committing to a healthy relationship, while “I Thought About You While I Was Taking A Shower” features a pop-leaning riff reminiscent of Vampire Weekend “A-Punk,” and the feeling of a relationship so good you want to cancel all your plans.
“It feels like summer and brings back the feeling of a hazy afternoon wrapped up with the person you love,” Mills says about the buzzy feel good song. Stay tuned for the video for “I Thought About You While I Was Taking A Shower” which will drop next week.
LISTEN TO “THERAPIST” HERE AND WATCH THE VISUALIZER HERE
LISTEN TO “I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU WHILE I WAS TAKING A SHOWER” HERE
AND WATCH THE VISUALIZER HERE
The new singles serve as a stark contrast to “Pretty Mouth,” “Missing You,” and “Toaster For A Swim,” drama-filled break-up songs which will also be included on the new album, (e)motion sickness.
Produced again by pop-punk legend John Feldmann (blink-182), the record is both timely and timeless, while providing a fresh twist to the caffeinated pop-punk the duo grew up on, including 5 Seconds Of Summer, The 1975, Phoenix and All Time Low. Conjuring songs that are once pleasingly familiar, warmly unique and passionately vulnerable, the group’s music reflects a renewed vigor for life designed to connect with others.
Watch the surreal video for standout single “High Again”
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfUj857OpRk
Pre-order (e)motion sickness here: https://bignoise.ffm.to/emotionsickness
Having played an arena with Machine Gun Kelly, performed at LA’s Roxy Theater with Mod Sun and Tyler Posey and shared a festival with Weezer and Twenty One Pilots, the duo will bring their signature blend of fiery pop-punk riffs and frenetic energy to the stage for a eight-city tour in celebration of the new album with support from alt-rockers 93FEETOFSMOKE.
Their first proper tour in over two years will see the duo play cities like Phoenix, San Diego, Berkeley, and the band will make a special appearance at the Teragram Ballroom for a hometown show in Los Angeles.
Girlfriends will also join blackbear, The Maine, UnderOath, Trippy Red, Simple Plan and more at the So What?! Music Festival in Grand Prairie, Texas on May 27th-29th. See full tour routing below.
For tickets click here: https://girlfriendsxo.com/pages/tour
Girlfriends 2022 Tour Dates:
^ w/ 93FEETOFSMOKE
5.29 - Grand Prairie, Texas @ So What?! Music Festival
6.19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
6.21 – Palm Springs, CA @ The Alibi ^
6.22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^
6.23 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room ^
6.27 – San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room (House of Blues) ^
6.28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
6.29 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium ^
6.30 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone ^
ABOUT GIRLFRIENDS:
As the exceedingly prolific pair known as girlfriends, Travis Mills and Nick Gross conjure songs that are at once pleasingly familiar and warmly unique. In less than three years, the duo created not one but two urgent, inspired, and original albums. They’ve already sold out the Roxy in LA; opened for Machine Gun Kelly; toured with Mod Sun and Grayscale; and played a festival with Twenty One Pilots. SPIN called girlfriends’ self-titled debut “polished, impassioned, and commanding,” comparing their cross-genre appeal to MGK and Trippie Redd. Fans streamed the first album more than 30 million times on Spotify alone, driven by songs like “California,” “Where Were You” (ft. Travis Barker), and “Jessica.” (e)motion sickness followed in 2022 with standout singles like “Missing You,” “Maniac” (ft. Lindsey Stirling), and “Shower.” Before girlfriends formed, neither Travis nor Nick were strangers to creativity or community. The brash rap songs Travis posted on MySpace as T. Mills led to a major label deal, Warped Tour, and diehard fans. He later became a host for Apple Music 1. Nick played in a major label rock band before founding Gross Labs. Both guys are equally enthusiastic about having another go at the style of caffeinated pop-punk that first shaped them. The group’s music is a vehicle for self-expression and catharsis, a means to process grief, uncertainty, and renewed vigor for life destined to connect with others who struggle. That’s something girlfriends will never take for granted.