Girl Tones - "Volcano"

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Photo by Kate LaMendola

There's a lot of bands that are doing the 90's alt-rock meets modern pop thing these days, but no one does it quite like Girl Tones. The sister duo have a new single out that perfectly straddles the two genres. It has this fantastic mixture of being both lo-fi based while being smoothly produced. It's reminding me of early and later versions of both Veruca Salt meets Liz Phair. There are hints of a 90s throwback sound while also sounding fully modern. This is a catchy and fun song that never fully commits to being either pop or rock, and why would you when you can be both?

Singer Kenzie says of the band's latest single:

“How helpless it feels when chaos strikes. One thing I’ve learned is to flip chaos on its head and make something new out of it. Pressure isn’t always a bad thing.”

You can watch the video for "Volcano" below. The single is out now on Parallel Vision and Big Loud Rock. For more on Girl Tones, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


January 22 - The Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA*

January 23 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA*

January 24 - Midtown Ballroom - Bend, OR*

January 27 - Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV*

January 29 - Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music - Berkeley, CA*

January 30 - Goldfield Trading Post Roseville - Roseville, CA*

February 5 - Pappy & Harriet's - Pioneertown, CA*

February 6 - House of Blues San Diego - San Diego, CA* 

February 7 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA*

March 3 - The Shelter - Detroit, MI +

March 5 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL +

March 6 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI +

March 7 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN +

March 9 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE +

March 10 - The Truman - Kansas City, MO +

March 12 - Beer City Music Hall - Oklahoma City, OK +

March 13 - Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall - Fort Worth, TX +

March 14 - The Echo - Dallas, TX +

March 16-17 - SXSW - Austin, TX #

March 25-29 - Treefort Music Fest - Boise, ID #

May 13-16 - The Great Escape - Brighton and Hove, England #

May 22-24 - Bottlerock - Napa Valley, CA #

May 31 - Outside Days - Denver, CO #

June 14 - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Manchester, TN #


*supporting Dexter and The Moonrocks

+supporting Peter McPoland

# festival date

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