Byron Bay beach punk duo Bleach Girls have just dropped their debut EP Hi!, a high-energy five-track shred.
Recorded at Gold Coast’s Blind Boy Studios by engineer/producer Mark Duckworth, it’s a bright, sun-drenched collection of party jams distilling the spirit of carefree adolescence into two-minute chunks of lo-fi goodness.
Aside from putting the album together, the pair have also been busy supporting names like Dune Rats, The Coathangers, and surf-rockers Goons of Doom, as well as playing a stack of shows in Bali.
“The writing process for “Hi!” began in an old storage shed that we turned into a jam space,” says vocalist/drummer Fi Fi Bleach. “We wrote about 20 songs and jammed them every fucking day until we were happy.
“So we booked a bunch of shows and took off to Bali for a month to tour, have some fun, get a tan and drink some beers. People really dug it so we got back and recorded our favourite tracks at Blind Boy Studios, which is another shed turn recording studio. We really love sheds.”
Check this one out below, along with the band’s thoughts on each of the tracks, and start gearing up for summer.
No Fun
“It’s like when someone is set in their ways and there ain’t no changing that. It’s no fun to be told little lies and keep you from the beautiful world out there. Full of the good, bad, ugly and rightfully epic.”
Hell No
“Haha, a love song that is actually more real than most love songs. The old trade off game, if I do this and that, you will treat me better blah blah blah. It’s a cute little spin on modern love.”
Like You
“Pretty much people only like you if you show them that you like them back. Compliments work for that one. Once it not reciprocated it’s all over red rover. Haha, funny, but kinda true.”
I Suck You Suck
“Getting on the piss with your mate and you are both pretty shithouse at life, but once together you are a bloody unstoppable force. Day shenanigans into night time adventures… Yeah we both suck – but we don’t actually give a fuck.”
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“A bad ass kid that doesn’t give a fuck.”
