Emily Whitchurch
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Low Girl craft a quietly self-assured track with latest single ‘Handbrake’ ahead of debut album release in October
Born from frontwoman Sarah Cosgrove’s solo musical endeavours, Low Girl have blossomed into a charming indie pop quartet. The band’s latest offering ‘Handbrake’ is the quietly self-assured lead single from their debut album ‘Is It Too Lake To Freak Out?’, set for release on October 22nd via AWAL.
With a proven knack for crafting big, energetic soundscapes, the instrumentals on ‘Handbrake’ are refreshingly understated. Soft percussion and a delicate flute accompaniment give Cosgrove’s candid lyricism plenty of breathing room, as she muses on escapism and avoidance: “If I let this reach me / I’m gonna let it eat me / Let’s go.”
Low Girl aren’t here to shy away from themes of guilt and desperation, nor do they seem to wallow in them. Instead, ‘Handbrake’ delivers a dreamy sound, stripped-back but light, which invites us to confront heavier feelings head-on rather than letting them weigh us down.
Low Girl will embark on an extensive UK headline tour this autumn to celebrate the release of ‘Is It Too Lake To Freak Out?’ – ‘Handbrake’ is sure to be a resonant crowd-pleaser.
Listen to ‘Handbrake’ here:
Catch Low Girl at the following:
19th Nov – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
20th Nov – Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool
21st Nov – The Grace, London
22nd Nov – Esquires, Bedford
25th Nov – Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth
26th Nov – Portland Arms, Cambridge
27th Nov – Teesside University, Middlesbrough
28th Nov – Gullivers, Manchester