WATCH: Gaptooth (feat. Sisters Uncut) – ‘They Cut We Bleed’

Following last year’s Pillow Fort EP and an Everett True endorsed debut back in 2013, East London artist Gaptooth (aka Hannah Lucy) is now back with the second single to be taken from her upcoming second album.

A tribute to Feminist direct action group Sisters Uncut – a charity who protest the life-threatening cuts to services for domestic violence – ‘They Cut We Bleed’ rages against the government with a frenzied, impassioned energy and empowering force. With shades of the likes of Le Tigre or MEN, it oozes whirring beats, glitchy electronic melodies and colourful uplifting vibes; the perfect call to arms that we need now more than ever. As Gaptooth says: “All these sexist, racist cuts, we don’t need ’em”. Enough said.

Of the track, Hannah explains:

“In the UK, two women a week are killed by a partner or ex-partner, but the government is cutting funding for refuges, legal aid, social housing – all services that survivors rely on… Across the country, the first services to shut down have been those set up for women of colour and LGTBQ+ survivors, while many migrant survivors are denied the right to access refuges at all. This is a matter of life or death. Theresa May has made a show of being tough on domestic violence, but is taking away lifelines for people trying to escape it.”

Filled with powerful footage of Sisters Uncut in action at protests, the new video for ‘They Cut We Bleed’ premiered on Loud Women and is now available to watch here:

Buy ‘They Cut We Bleed’ from Gaptooth’s Bandcamp page now, and all proceeds will go to Sisters Uncut.

 

Mari Lane
@marimindles

 

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Track Of The Day: Anteros – ‘Bonnie’

A staple of their live set from their very first shows, ‘Bonnie’ has proven to be an instant crowd-pleaser among Anteros’ loyal following. The track is a call to arms for women and girls, asking them to stop competing against each other and unite in the face of adversity and intense media scrutiny.

“We wrote ‘Bonnie’ about the pressures of being a girl in a world of people who never seem to be happy with what they have,” explains Anteros’ frontwoman Laura Hayden. “It’s time to break away from that, to love and accept ourselves. To stop comparing ourselves to each other and work together. ‘Bonnie’ is our tribute to girls.” Produced by Charlie Andrew (Alt-J, Marika Hackman, Bloc Party), the band’s new track is a polished, defiant effort to unite the girls that Laura speaks about.

Listen to the track below.

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Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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Guest Blog: Dream Nails’ Janey – “What It Means To Be A Punk Witch”

From the very beginnings of Dream Nails in the summer of 2015, we identified as witches more than musicians. It was a special summer of sisterhood, feminism and direct action where the power of women and non-binary people coming together in spaces without men felt radical and insurmountable. 

Throughout history, the label “witch” was branded on a person (usually women) who transgressed gender or sexual norms, or who challenged traditional power and knowledge structures. But it’s not necessarily our queerness or curiosity in herbalism and natural healing that makes us embrace the identity of “witch” – it’s our ability to channel the instinctive, magic energy of womanhood together. 

To say that Dream Nails is more than the sum of its parts is an understatement. We are four women with instruments, but there’s something else: the magical, invisible power of combining four women’s anger, joy, trauma and love through the medium of music. Not only that, but using that music to build and hold spaces that welcome all the women in our audiences to bring their rage, joy, pain and emotion, and collectively pool it into a dancing, sweating tidal wave of release. The amount of women who come up to us after shows and thank us is testament to this. 

Our rehearsal room is a sacred space. When women come together in spaces to be vulnerable and to make something together, there’s a collective energy that you can almost taste. And we drink it with an unquenchable thirst. It’s thrilling. It bristles with potential and it’s addictive. It’s the liberating rush of knowing you are safe to be yourself, make mistakes, explore and be free from shame, competition and judgment. Maybe that’s the true definition of confidence? What’s more, it gives you a space to produce and create something honest and whole together that you’re proud of; to access this place as a woman is to be reborn. 

To scream about rape, the crushing weight of navigating violence and the confusion around coming out is only something that we could do in a safe space. Forget the instruments, this is an act that can only collectively be done with the full spiritual participation and shared vulnerability of people who have lived on the vicious side of patriarchy. 

And this is why we term our music “witch punk”. We’re on the periphery of two genres, in our self-defined space: too femme to fit into punk, too raw to be indie pop. Witch punk is as much about the final product as it is the process of creation and the feeling of the live performance – it’s about the shared energy that’s created when we give voice to our collective fears and traumas in safe spaces. It’s also about redefining punk and resisting against the traditional toxic masculinity that is synonymous with the genre. It’s to subvert not only gender norms but genre norms. This is something our second EP, Dare to Care, celebrates.


Two years and two EPs later, we now identify primarily as musicians, but being witches is integral to how and what we create as a band. With every musical release, we create a zine together which involves careful curation, planning and sitting in circles cutting and sticking. We share our thoughts, our advice, our humanity. It’s a thoughtful and introspective process – the flipside to the intuitive and immediate rage that fuels our live shows. But just as essential to our identity. 

Our stories are important and our voices need to be heard. If you need release, come together with your sisters and channel the ancient power of witches – it will unravel something within you and bind you together with something that can only be described as supernatural.

Huge thanks to Janey from Dream Nails! You can buy the band’s new Dare To Care EP here. 

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PLAYLIST: November 2017

Us Get In Her Ears girls have put our broomsticks back in our cupboards and cleared away October’s cobwebs in order to share some brand spanking new music with you this November. Check out the Spotify playlist below, and have a nose at the stuff we just can’t get out of our ears this month…

Fever High – ‘Good Advice’
Oozing an uplifting wit and sparkling, infectious melodies, this latest offering from Brooklyn’s Fever High will undoubtedly put a smile on your face. Featuring the unmistakable voice of non other than Jeff Goldblum spouting hilarious anecdotes about the bad advice he’s been given throughout his career, it’s a delightfully fizzy blast of electro pop. ‘Good Advice’ is taken from the band’s upcoming EP FHNY, out on 10th November. (Mari Lane)

Wy – ‘You + I’
The slow steady melancholia of this track drew me in, with lead singer Ebba’s alto rising up over the reverb-drenched guitars, it had me feeling all sad and wistful. (Tash Walker)

REWS – ‘Your Tears’
Shauna & Collette consistently dazzle me with the power of their fierce and defiant pop-rock tune, and ‘Your Tears’ is no exception. The pair co-wrote this anthem which refuses to acknowledge the ‘boy who cried’ wolf’ and it features on their debut album Pyro, released this Friday (Nov 3rd) via Marshall Records. (Kate Crudgington)

Miya Folick – ‘Give It To Me’
Since first hearing this track, I’ve been completely head over heels with this California artist who explains that she makes music “because forming thoughts into sounds blends emotional and rational thought in a way that turns me on.” I just love this song’s emotion-strewn power – how it builds in intensity and just totally captivates with its raw urgency and utterly beautiful, heart-wrenching passion. (Mari Lane)

Kllo – ‘Dissolve’
Just as the title implies this track gives you a big does of escapism, through its electronic sound scape and samples, with a gentle nod to UK garage.  **Bows head in appreciation** (Tash Walker)

Nova Twins – ‘Thelma & Louise’
I’m like a moth to a flame when it comes to defiant duos, and Nova Twins’ latest track ‘Thelma & Louise’ proves that double trouble is the best kind of trouble. Their devious bass lines and punk vocals will shake your bones, so make sure you grab a ticket to their headline show at Camden Assembly on November 30th. (Kate Crudgington)

Kid Cupid – ‘Easy’
Having already received support from the likes of BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio, GIHE favourite Kid Cupid are back with a brand new single. Oozing euphoric layers of sound alongside Laura Shaw’s soulful vocals, ‘Easy’ is a truly blissful slice of electro-pop; a dreamy sonic delight. (Mari Lane)

Just Because – ‘All I Knew’
As I listen to this track I feel my whole body relax and dissolve into the beautiful samples, spacey vocals and slow gentle beats….just perfect, Just Because. (Tash Walker)

Pale Honey – ‘Get These Things Out of My Head’
If you blend the vocals of Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell and the Cardigans’ Nina Persson with clear electronics and hazy guitar riffs; you’ll end up with the sound of Gothenburg duo Pale Honey. They released their second album Devotion in October, and it’s a cool, understated, but intense new offering from the pair. Catch them live at Old Blue Last on November 7th. (Kate Crudgington)

King Henry (feat Rhye) – ‘Moment’
I absolutely love this, with the beautiful genderless vocals of Rhye, King Henry has released Moment off of his upcoming EP.  Perfectly nostalgic in its melting beauty. (Tash Walker)

Witch Fever – ‘Carpet Asphyxiation’
I’m a big fan of this Manchester based grunge-punk band. Describing themselves as “making noise with our big muffs”, this track oozes a raw, frenzied cacophony and raucous hooks, as the fist-clenching power of the wonderfully shrieking vocals makes for essential, riotous listening. (Mari Lane)

Queen Zee & The Sasstones – ‘Boy’
All I want to do is lay in a bath tub full of red wine and listen to Queen Zee & The Sasstones on repeat – watch the video to ‘Boy’ and that sentence will make sense. Download their latest EP, Eat My Sass, while you’re at it too. (Kate Crudgington)

Maya Songbird – ‘Regal Slut’
I was lucky enough to catch the San Francisco artist supporting Dream Nails at their EP launch last week, and it was one of the most wonderfully joyous, vibrant experiences. Creating her unique, ambient fusion of sounds whilst soulfully singing of sex, love and living regally during tough times, she is truly one of a kind. And, as we all joined in with the refrain of “Slut, Slut, Slut” to this one on Friday night, the room filled with all the empowering, positive vibes. (Mari Lane)

Yangze – ‘U & Me’
The debut single from Danish Yangze, I just love the way this track gently pads out of the speakers, pacing round and round you with its restrained electronic beats. (Tash Walker)

Jackie Shane – ‘Any Other Way’
A “pioneer of transgender rights born in a male body”, Jackie Shane has remained largely unknown outside of Toronto, where her career flourished in the 1960s. However, with Numero Group’s reissue of Any Other Way – the first approved collection of Ms. Shane’s work which features all six of her 45s & highlights from her 1967 live sessions at the Sapphire Tavern – I think that’s about to change. (Kate Crudgington)

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