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Girl Ray detail debut LP Earl Grey and share new track "Preacher"

03 May 2017, 14:42 | Written by Laurence Day

London trio Girl Ray have announced their debut record Earl Grey and unwrapped another high calibre preview, "Preacher".

The album includes already-heard tracks "Stupid Things" and "Where Am I Now", and sees 19-year-old Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell, and Sophie Moss expand upon their vintage-flecked pop brilliance.

"I wrote the melody for the first part a few years ago on a little toy Elvis guitar that I bought in a charity shop," explains Hankin of the new track. "Its tuning was really weird, and this song was the only thing I could really get out of it. The melody suited a love song, so I went with it."

Girl Ray play The Great Escape and a (sold out) date at London's The Lexington this month before a hefty summer of festivalling, including stops at Green Man and End Of The Road. As well as the album details and new song, Girl Ray have also announced a headline show for 9 November at London's The Scala.

Tracklist:

  1. Just Like That
  2. Monday Tuesday
  3. Stupid Things
  4. Don't Go Back at Ten
  5. Cutting Shapes
  6. Preacher
  7. A Few Months
  8. Earl Grey (Stuck in a Groove)
  9. Where Am I Now
  10. Stupid Things (reprise)
  11. Ghosty
  12. Waiting Ages
Earl Grey is released 4 August via Moshi Moshi.
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