Track Of The Day: Bait Bag – ‘Safe Word’

A riotous drop-kick to one of the worst years in global history, US riot grrrls Bait Bag have shared their latest single ‘Safe Word’. Full of sardonic lyrics and punk-infused riffs, the track is a vigorous farewell to 2020 and more specifically, to the last four years of tyrannous American politics.

Formed in the summer of 2018 by North Haven Island-based pals Fiona Robins, Claire Donnelly and Courtney Naliboff, Bait Bag are inspired by the sounds of Sleater-Kinney, Blondie and Le Tigre. They’ve channeled their collective energies into new single ‘Safe Word’, a track that encourages listeners to dance and swirl around in the ashes of this “dumpster fire” of a year.

“This is the song to blast at midnight with a glass of champagne and all your friends on Zoom,” the band explain. With its crashing percussion, energetic guitars and relatable lyrics – “Hey man, stop the world I wanna get off!” – it’ll be hard not to bop along with the grrrls as they enthuse about the exhaustion that came with the continuous flow of bad news this year.

With songs intended to “empower and excite, or at least give other frustrated people something to flail around to,” Bait Bag’s latest single is a strong opening track for the soundtrack of 2021.

Listen to ‘Safe Word’ below.

 

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Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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Get In Her Ears x Festive Special 17.12.20

Kate and Tash were back in the Hoxton Radio studio for the last GIHE show of 2020, with a playlist full of festive tunes and some of their favourite tracks of the year. Thanks to everyone who’s been listening to us throughout 2020, it means the world to us and we hope this show brings you a little bit of Christmas Cheer! We’ll see you in 2021 xxx

Listen back here:

Tracklist
Poly Styrene – Black Christmas
Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
The Big Moon – Carol Of The Bells
Donna Missal – Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby (Cigarettes After Sex Cover)
Despicable Zee ft. Tiiva – We Won’t Stop
Evil House Party – Wicked
Lande Hekt – December
The Go! Team – Look Outside (A New Year’s Coming)
The Joy Formidable – My Beerdrunk Soul Is Sadder Than a Hundred Dead Christmas Trees
Big Joanie – Fall Asleep
The Crystal Furs – Drinking Alone On Christmas
Pet Wife – Ask
Anita Ward – Ring My Bell
Desire – Under Your Spell
Kynsy – Cold Blue Light
Gold Baby – Looks Like a Cold, Cold Winter
Table Scraps – Doom Generation
Problem Patterns – Christmas Number One
Dream Nails – Lonely Star
Mabel – I’ll Be Home For Christmas
PINS – Come On Home (It’s Christmas)
MJ Guider – FM Secure
Geiste – Tide
Charlotte Carpenter – A Light Christmas
Potpourri – Modern Girls
Catgod – Sometimes I Care For You
Jess Kemp – Leave A Chair Out
Kadija Kamara – Best Moves
Jessica Winter – Sad Music
Hilary Woods – Orange Tree
Dolly Parton – Holly Jolly Christmas

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Track Of The Day: Girls Rock School NI – ‘Wild & Free (Play It Loud)’

‘Wild & Free (Play It Loud!)’ makes me want to squeal with pure joy. A collaborative effort, written and recorded by campers and the team of the Girls Rock School Northern Ireland Online Rock Camp, the song is a raucous, rocking slice of riot grrrl that shares the frustrations of life in lockdown.

True to the spirit of Girls Rock School, which aims to empower female-identifying and non-binary youth, ‘Wild & Free’ is a proper stormer. You can’t help but feel uplifted by the big, bouncy guitars and toe-tapping melody, but it’s the lyrics that are most irresistible: “We come together on Zoom,” they sing, “It turns into one big music room!”

Recorded on mobile phones without any fancy equipment, this song is a true labour of love. And, as well as inspiring others through the music, Girls Rock School NI are putting all proceeds from ‘Wild & Free’ towards future GRSNI camps, workshops and classes so they can inspire even more young people. Amazing!

 

Listen to and download ‘Wild & Free (Play It Loud!)’ via Bandcamp now. 

Vic Conway
@thepicsofvic

Artwork by: Shimous

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#ThrowbackThursday: GIHE w/ LibraLibra 14.06.18

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we’re unable to make it in to the Hoxton Radio studio to broadcast our weekly live new music show from 7-9pm. Instead, we’re sharing previous show recordings as #ThrowbackThursday sessions, so you can still enjoy 2 hours of new music tunes & chats with some of our favourite artists each week.

Today, we’ve picked our June 2018 show with with the wonderful Brighton-based band LibraLibra (which was recognised as part of the Mayor of London’s #SoundsLikeLondon 2018 campaign!) Beth, Joe & Guy joined Kate in the studio to talk about playing live with ILL, their creative process, their single ‘Tongues’ and the joy of playing live. They basically laughed for 15 minutes straight.

Listen back to the show here:

Tracklist
Placebo – Scared Of Girls
Slander – Slow Motion
Where We Sleep – Veins
Gurr – Hot Summer
Malunga – Never Let Me Go
Carolyn’s Fingers – Twice Born
Indian Queens – Pretty Little Thing
Mercy’s Cartel – Feel My Vibe
Nick Wilson – All The Same
Pitou – Give Me a Glass
Hole – Celebrity Skin
Rebecca Phillips – Burnt Peach
**LibraLibra Interview**
LibraLibra – Animali
LibraLibra – Tongues
Yumi & The Weather – Look At The Night
Anna Aaron – Why Not?
Bad Sidekick – Circus
Noga Erez – Bad Habits
Everything By Electricity – A Place To Call My Own
Foxtrott – Wait
EVVOL – Release Me
The Breeders – Cannonball

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