The LA-based queer duo Boyish have a new single called “Girls Are Mean” that is lyrically serious yet has an effervescent charm. Musically, the song imparts a strange sense of well-being, sorta like being in the dentist chair as the nitrous oxide kicks in.
Boyish consists of vocalist India Shore and guitarist Claire Altendahl, who met at Berklee College of Music in 2016. The duo has opened for big acts like MUNA and Japanese Breakfast, and it won’t be long before they play main stages at festivals around the world.
The video for “Girls Are Mean” sets a world record for the amount of red wine consumed and spilled. The group explains: “We wanted to take something that could be totally normal, like two people having a picnic, and turn it into something a little off-putting and gross. The underlying theme of the EP we’re working on is the feeling that something is off.”
Commenting on the song’s origin, they add: “We were in the Southwest and spent a good amount of time on Route 66 and drove through a lot of ghost towns and desert. When we got back from tour, this was the first song that we wrote.”
The new video has the offbeat appeal of L.A.’s famed duo Sparks, and will no doubt add mystique and momentum to the group’s career.
Watch the video for “Girls Are Mean” below, or find it on streaming services.
