Chosen by Monk
This northern gothic-grunge alt-rock coven are definitely, and defiantly, casting a spell over us with their evocative, otherworldly, poetically powerful storytelling as they explore the disorientating aftermath of a relationship breakdown and the uncomfortable truths that follow in this debut release for new indie label Killabop:
Speaking to us about the new single, the band told us:
The lyrics for ‘3×3’ poured out of us recently, off the back of multiple significant relationships changing.
We all sat together, processing, ruminating and repeating the ins and the outs. We have often tended to each other’s wounds as relationships ebbed and flowed; ones that built and fell again.
It became clear throughout all of that, our shared experiences and situationship traumas were healed by this very process of sisterhood. It’s fundamentally an impolite song, brash and angry as it channels unfiltered feminine rage very much detailing the angry, regretful processing stage of a relationship ending.
It was a little scary whilst we wrote the lyrics – as much as we usually sing about macabre subjects, this one is possibly the most confrontational song we’ve ever written lyrically.
Spiritually, three is such a powerful and poignant number. We’re very aware of its presence in our tarot readings, hence the Three of Swords on the cover art (by a tattoo artist we love, Lily Rafferty – @needle.mistress), as well as the belief of getting back thrice what you put out into the universe.
‘3×3’ is a song of regret and rage, stumbling with a bold riff you can stomp to, filtered through the lenses of dark 90s guitar work, and grating synths. The message of the song is simple – find your coven and forget (and maybe hex) your evil ex.
- Venus Grrrls tour with Nova Twins in March. They then play the Bearded Theory festival in May and 2000Trees in July.