LISTEN: GIHE on Soho Radio with Circe (24.07.23)

Tash and Kate were back on Soho Radio’s airwaves playing loads of new music from some of their favourite female, non-binary and LGBTQIA+ artists! Mari offered some of her “musical musings” too. Tash talked about their excitement for upcoming East London festival Field Day and Kate shared memories of the recent GIHE gig that Mari organised at The Shacklewell Arms, featuring STRAIGHT GIRL, ALT BLK ERA and The Dead Zoo. Artists featured on the eclectic playlist included Maria Uzor, Sweeping Promises, Um, Jennifer?, congratulations, Divide and Dissolve and Nora Kelly Band.

Kate also caught up with London-based dark-pop sensation Circe to talk about her new EP, Drawing Wings From The Light. Inspired by personal epiphanies, unfiltered heartbreaks, precious teenage secrets and cell-shaping theatrical experiences, the record is a passionate, rapturous collection of slickly produced tracks. Circe spoke about the context behind her new songs, the loyalty of her fans, having FEELINGS about EVERYTHING, and her upcoming headline show at The Windmill in Brixton on 21st September. Tickets are available now on DICE.

Listen back to the show below:

 

We’ll be back on Soho Radio on Monday 21st August from 12-2pm!

Tracklist
Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl
Mary Lovett – Drive
Fever Ray – What They Call Us (Nifra Remix)
TSHA ft. Ell Murphy – Bloom
Maria Uzor – Ventolin
cumgirl8 – gothgirl1
ALT BLK ERA – I’m Normally Like This
congratulations – Zeitgeist
Jock – Spoilsport
Separatr – Directionless
Sweeping Promises – Eraser
Um, Jennifer? – Girl Class
afromerm – held
And Is Phi – Double Pink
AVR – Confirm Humanity
Sea Lemon – Vaporized
Circe – My Boy Aphrodite
**Interview with Circe**
Penguin Cafe – Galahad
1000 Beasts ft. Zeenie Summers Sà.Rù.Mí – Sun Valley Drive
Coolgirl – Silverlight
Joanna Sternberg – I’ve Got Me
Nora Kelly Band – Rodeo Clown
FOX GUNN – POTTERY
Divide and Dissolve – Want
Taylor Swift – Blank Space

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LISTEN: Lauren Auder – ‘the ripple’

Lifted from her highly anticipated debut album, the infinite spine, which she shared last week (21st July), ‘the ripple’ is a thrilling, tenacious alt-pop gem that showcases London-based, French-born musician Lauren Auder‘s distinctive artistic talent. Produced by Mura Masa – one of the few collaborators on the record outside of Auder’s immediate creative circle – the track is a cell-tingling exploration of self-autonomy which, much like its namesake, ripples with intense emotion.

Like many of the songs that form the infinite spine, ‘the ripple’ is a potent, pop-drenched exploration and celebration of discovering your true self, and what it’s like being a trans woman in a world that increasingly tries to deny trans women the right to exist on their own terms. Described as “the monkey’s paw of having your voice heard,” ‘the ripple’ is Auder’s rallying cry “to accept, to be duped / to not grimace at the absolute”, a message that she fully delivers via racing, distorted electronics and cathartic screams that permeate the track’s chorus.

During the four years that the album was written, Auder was haunted by the question “what if we could rewrite history?” By shifting her musical direction away from her shadowy, intentionally experimental previous creations, Auder embraces gritty-yet-glistening pop elements and glossy aesthetics to work through her emotions and experiences. “Pop music is meant to be experienced openly,” she declares, and this underscores her desire to live freely in musical and wider societal spheres.

Working alongside GIHE favourite Jessica Winter, Dviance and Alex Parish, the infinite spine is a captivating, superbly produced collection of tracks that form a powerful, pop-infused statement of independence for Auder, and we can’t get enough of it.

Listen to ‘the ripple’ below.

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Photo Credit: Crowns & Owls

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NEW TRACK: Nina Keith – ‘Blow Up Yr Life (U Need To)’

A comforting, gentle reminder to let go of negativity and doubt, LA-based trans artist, producer and composer Nina Keith has shared her latest single, ‘Blow Up Yr Life (U Need To)’. Featuring the vocals of indie pop artist Barrie and composer and musician Qur’an Shaheed, the track is a considered, delicate blend of lilting electronics, fragmented voices and crisp production, all of which melt together to create an exquisite, emotive listening experience.

Mixing classical, contemporary and experimental elements into her production, Keith’s skills as a multi-instrumentalist are all the more impressive when you take into consideration that she did not undertake any formal training. Born in Philadelphia, Keith took a DIY route into music, relying on her own ears, experiences of EMDR therapy and her musings on life, death and the afterlife in order to translate her feelings into sound. The result was her debut album, MARANASATI 19111, which she released in 2019, and now she is back with her new single ‘Blow Up Yr Life (U Need To)’.

“Lately the more I wear the turmoil of my life on my sleeve the more often I find myself in conversations with strangers and loved ones that reach a similar end,” Keith explains about the context of her new track. “I can never be the one to tell someone to burn it down and start over. They see the ash stains on my shirt and ask to borrow a match so they can play with it, save it for later, but sometimes it’s like ‘girl, the house is already on fire, you can’t stay in there’. This song is sort of a small prayer in lieu of words I can never seem to speak in those moments. Divorce your husband, start an onlyfans, borrow friend’s hormones, take them for fun, sell your stuff, buy rare beanie babies with the money, whatever you have to do. There is only so much time left.”

This quiet urgency permeates ‘Blow Up Yr Life (U Need To)’, which was written during a turbulent time when Keith was moving to Los Angeles. The song is accompanied by visuals that were created by Canadian artist Nik Arthur. They follow the movement of evaporating water droplets, which beautifully compliment the rippling, shimmering quality of Keith’s composition.

Listen below ‘Blow Up Yr Life (U Need To)’ below.

Follow Nina Keith on bandcamp, Spotify, Twitter & Instagram

Photo Credit: Mad Bishop

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LISTEN: GIHE on Soho Radio with ARXX (26.06.23)

Tash, Kate and Mari were all in the studio together for June’s edition of the Get In Her Ears Soho Radio show! They played loads of new music from some of their favourite female, non-binary and LGBTQIA+ artists, and Tash made a poignant speech about Trans Rights and the importance of supporting trans artists during Pride month, and all year round. There was an eclectic mix of tracks on the playlist too, including Planningtorock, CLT DRP, Lauren Auder, Problem Patterns, Jackie Shane, Ratboys, Dream Wife, Speakers Corner Quartet, Fraulein and more!

The team caught up with total faves Hanni and Clara aka ARXX. The pair came into the studio to talk about the reaction to their debut album, Ride Or Die, which they released in March this year, their impressive touring schedule – including shows with The Vamps, Yungblud and MUNA – and their undying love for Avril Lavigne (which Kate also harbors too.) The GIHE team also reminisced about the first time ARXX were guests on a GIHE radio show back in June 2019, which you can listen to here.

Listen back to our most recent show below:

 

We’ll be back on Soho Radio on Monday 24th July from 12-2pm!

Tracklist
Jackie Shane – Sticks and Stones
Planningtorock – Transome
Problem Patterns – Letter Of Resignation
ARXX – Ride Or Die
**Interview with ARXX**
CLT DRP – Nothing Clever, Just Feelings
Dream Wife – Leech
Cable Ties – Thoughts Back
Ratboys – It’s Alive
Yvonne Ambrée – Outtamymouth
Speakers Corner Quartet – Fix
Sprints – Adore Adore Adore
House Of Women – Hysterical
Hera Lind – Hungry Lion
heka – april (away)
Girl Ray – Everybody’s Saying That
Fraulein – Big Cool
The Crystal Furs – Gay Bar (Electric Six Cover)
Grrrl Gang – Spunky
Beverley Glenn-Copeland – Africa Calling
Gazelle Twin & NYX – Deep England
Hand Habits – The Bust Of Nefertiti
F*Choir – Dying
Lauren Auder – we2assume2many2roles
Chroma – Woman To Woman
Breakup Haircut – Out Of My Way (I’m Not Getting On The Nightbus)
Anohni and The Johnsons – It Must Change

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