On May 24th, Australian group Girl and Girl will release their debut full-length, Call A Doctor, on CD/LP/DSP via Sub Pop and Virgin Australia (in Australia) The album is the full-length follow-up to Girl and Girl’s 2023 digital release Divorce +, an eight-track EP that featured the standout singles ‘All I See‘ and ‘Dance Now‘.
Call A Doctor is an unforgettable first bow from Girl and Girl, an audacious and aggressively tuneful blast of a record from this Australian four-piece garage rock outfit. The band is comprised of frontperson Kai James (singer, guitarist) and his Aunty Liss (drums), along with longtime friends Jayden Williams (guitar) and Fraser Bell (bass). Call A Doctor was recorded at Sundowner Sound in Melbourne, a two-story industrial complex where the band ate, slept, and made music in marathon sessions for two weeks straight with producer Burke Reid (Courtney Barnett, Julia Jacklin).
To celebrate the launch of their new forthcoming long player, the band is sharing the video for their lead single, ‘Hello‘, from director Tayla Lauren.
The band’s front person, Kai James, shares this about the single:
“‘Hello’ is the story of a young man who requires daily consults with health professionals in order to rationalise his self-destructive thoughts and routines. It’s about romanticising your own misery. Letting those deep, dark, dirty thoughts take over. Understanding that even if you could pull yourself out, you wouldn’t because the constant stress and worry are all too familiar and comfortable.”
Call A Doctor is available to preorder now on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com, select independent retailers (US), select independent retail stores (EU/UK) & Mega Mart 2 (the new, UK-based sibling site to the world-famous Sub Pop Mega Mart) will receive the Loser Edition on White vinyl. All coloured vinyl versions are available while stock lasts.
Girl and Girl have also announced North American & Australian tour dates, with additional appearances at Eurokennees in France and End of the Road in the UK. The band will appear at SXSW in March before heading home for the Hello Australia Tour in April. In late April, the band heads back to the States for a North American tour supporting fellow Aussies Royel Otis. See further below for a full list of shows.
Tour dates:
Mar 12-16th | Austin, TX – SXSW
Apr 4th | Gold Coast, QLD – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse
Apr 5th | Sunshine Coast, QLD – Sol Bar
Apr 6th | Brisbane, QLD – Black Bear Lodge
Apr 12th | Melbourne, VIC – The Tote
Apr 13th | Sydney, NSW – Lansdowne
Apr 14th | Wollongong, NSW – La La Las
Apr 23rd | St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall *
Apr 24th | Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
Apr 26th | Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall *
Apr 27th | Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar *
Apr 28th | Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop *
Apr 30th | New York, NY – Racket *
May 1st | New York, NY – Racket *
May 2nd | Philadelphia, PA – Theater for the Living Arts *
May 3rd | Washington, DC – The Howard *
May 4th | Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle *
May 8th | Austin, TX – The Parish *
May 9th | Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves *
May 11th | Denver, CO – The Perplexiplex at Meow Wolf *
May 15th | Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge *
May 16th | Hollywood, CA – The Fonda Theater *
May 17th | Santa Barbara, CA – Soho Restaurant & Music Club *
May 18th | San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop *
May 20th | Portland, OR – The Aladdin Theater *
May 21st | Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret *
May 22nd | Seattle, WA – Neptune Theater *
Jul 6th | Cravanche, FR – Les Eurokennees
Aug 29th – Sep 1st | Dorset, UK -End Of The Road
* w/ Royel Otis
Photo credit – James Caswell