Pick Six: Girlband frontwoman Georgie

Book: Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown

This is a classic queer novel. It's like reading a Jack Kerouac book that’s relatable as a queer woman. It’s Rita Mae Brown's first novel and it’s just incredible. Especially for its time too. Following the life of Rita Mae Brown's life in rural America through to New York in the 50s and 60s - it’s a coming of age book that I think everyone has to read. I think it’s pretty significant in terms of reflecting on my own experiences and it was the first book I read that really spoke to me in that sense. 

Song: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police 

This is a song that comes on in the band pretty much every time we are on tour. It’s like our Girlband anthem. We have so many memories connected with it now. We also just love The Police. From the moment we started the band, The Police was the three-piece that we got so much inspiration from. We had the incredible opportunity of supporting Sting, which was wild. He watched the whole set side of stage and it was the most out of body experience.

Meal: Pici

I recently went with my girlfriend. We both love pasta and I cook a lot at home so it’s hard to find good ones that are worth leaving the house for. But this blew my mind. Fresh pasta too. Super lovely environment and it’s tucked away on my favourite street in Nottingham across from Broadway cinema. Highly recommend. 

Notts Spot: Fisher Gate Point 

We recently set up camp there as a band. It’s such a great organic creative space. We knock around all our ideas there for upcoming tours and photo shoots. We are having a lot of fun just putting down tracks in the studio [HOAM] too, which is a female lead studio. So that just feels right for us as a band. 

Film: Thelma And Louise 

I think this is the most important film for women without shouting about it. It’s so subtle in the way it projects freedom for women. Susan Sarandon is such a queen too. Her character is so wild and strong and we love that. We have a song that’s about this film too, which I wrote while I was watching it. I remember putting the demo down with this riff and I was like damn this film goes so well with it, so just constructing the song around that concept. So yeah this is the Girlband film. And a bloody good one at that. 

Holiday: Sicily, Italy

It’s just the best place. The food, the wine. It’s very rustic and real too which I love compared to, say, Milan or Rome. Super inspiring for songwriting in that aspect too as it’s all going on but at a very laid back pace so you very much get the time to stop and reflect on the true forms of life.

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