Girlpool


Girlpool is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by friends Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad. Their self-titled debut EP was posted on their Bandcamp account in February 2014, and re-released on Wichita Recordings later that year. The band released its debut album, Before the World Was Big, in June 2015, also on Wichita Recordings. Their second album, Powerplant, was released in May 2017, via Anti-.

Reception

Girlpool's eponymous EP received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a weighted average score of 79 on Metacritic. In his review of this EP, Chris Conaton compared their sound to "an angrier, socially conscious Kimya Dawson."
Before the World Was Big also received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a 79 out of 100 score on Metacritic. For example, Pitchfork Media's Jayson Greene gave it a score of 7.8 out of 10 and described it as "a quiet album of uncommon intensity."
Their second LP, Powerplant, received an 8.3 by Jillian Mapes on Pitchfork. Mapes described their new sounds as "echoing second-wave emo sourness, Britpop jangle, and classic alt-rock loud-quiet-loudness throughout".

Band members

Current touring members
Former touring members

Studio albums