Trophy Wife (Ruby Smyth) is an indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Ireland. Aiming to harness the energy of the vibrant indie scene in Dublin, Trophy Wife hopes to rise to the top of her game and harness the power of her demographic with an elevated sound chronicling her experiences of life as a queer woman in her 20’s.
Partygirlis an rock ballad sonically inspired by 90’s indie rock bands such as Throwing Muses, The Blake Babies, Spacehog etc. A constant conversation between guitar and synth elements, this song chronicles an evocative journey of love, loss and facing oneself head on.
“When I wrote this song I was in a period where I was really looking at myself and my life and realising I could no longer run, I had to really stare myself in the face and ask myself some hard questions. I was listening to a lot of Juliana Hatfield at the time (I think she is amazing) and really wanted to champion a sonic wall of guitars throughout the song while still trying to maintain thought out and musical guitar parts. I almost imagine it like a choir – several guitars playing different things but ultimately forming a cohesive whole. I like how different lines just sing out at different parts, emerging from the noise and then fading back in. I was trying to evoke the mood of being in the next room at a shit party or school dance, feeling very alone in a place full of people and stimulus – almost de realized but present enough that you are in the moment. This song took me the longest to finish that a song has in a while – and I only managed to do it when I let go enough to let the song become what it is now. I guess there’s a metaphor or life lesson in that somewhere”
‘Showpony’ EP Launch – 3rd March – The Workmans Cellar – Tickets: https://singularartists.ie/show/trophy-wife/