Girls Girls Girls 5

MIRAH
mirahmusic.com

Mirah's digital-only single, "Low Self Control" (featuring Tender Forever) is released today, August 16^th.

I have gone on record saying how much I love both Mirah and Tender Forever, so it's really natural that I would love "Low Self Control". You can download the track over at MTV Hive. While I did like the track, can't say I am a fan of the autotune. French rap, I'm okay with though!

Mini-tour starts tomorrow:

August 17 - Boston MA @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
August 18 - Northampton MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
August 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
August 25 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Botanical Redwood Grove

GIRL IN A COMA
girlinacoma.com

Can't believe how far these girls have gone. As you know, I've followed their career from their beginnings in 2004. Well, they are currently on tour with THE Go-Go's! This should be an excellent bill, considering how much we all like Belinda and the Go-Go's around here.

Girl in a Coma will release their fourth album, Exits & All the Rest on November 1st, 2011 via Joan Jett's Blackheart Records.

Here are their tour dates:

8/16: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
8/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
8/23: Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
8/24: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
8/26: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
8/27: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
8/28: Austin, TX @ The Paramount Theatre

ALEX WINSTON
alexwinstonofficial.com

Alex Winston, the girl with the boy-sounding name, is releasing Velvet Elvis EP, coming out September 19th, 2011, via Island Records UK/HeavyRoc US. Incidentally, today (August 16th) is the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.

I haven't heard the song, but it's described by her press release, that it's about how people fall in love with objects. You can watch the music video at Pitchfork.

She's doing some tour dates:

19/08/11 Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt
20/08/11 V Festival Weston Park / Chelmsford Park
21/08/11 V Festival Weston Park / Chelmsford Park
30/08/11 Shepherds Bush Empire London
02/09/11 Lock Tavern London
09/09/11 Berlin Festival Berlin
11/09/11 Bestival Isle Of Wight
14/09/11 Proud London
09/11/11 University Anson Rooms Bristol
10/11/11 Roundhouse London
12/11/11 Leadmill Sheffield
13/11/11 Olympia Dublin
15/11/11 O2 ABC1 Glasgow
16/11/11 Empire Middlesbrough
17/11/11 Academy 2 Manchester
19/11/11 HMV Institute Birmingham
20/11/11 The Junction Cambridge
21/11/11 The Waterfront Norwich
23/11/11 Pyramids Centre Portsmouth

BROUS
brous.com.au

Speaking of girl with boy names, Brous is pronounced like "Bruce".

Sophia Brous is working under her surname (like how Megan Washington is doing the same thing, despite how common of a name that is in the USA - where 'Washington' is often associated with our first president and the state).

According to Brous' press release, her single, "Streamers", "has been on everyone’s lips…the lush production, undulating melody and hypnotic performance signaling the emergence of an exciting new artist in Australia". This probably has something to do with Triple J picking up the song for their rotation.

If you don't live in Australia, like me, the song is a free download via bandcamp.

09/03/11 Buffalo Club, Melbourne
09/06/11 The Vanguard, Sydney
09/07/11 Woodland Bar, Brisbane

vu () ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ podcast.weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic