{"id":2202,"date":"2020-01-14T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T11:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2020-01-14T11:42:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T11:42:23","slug":"petrol-girls-release-video-for-new-single-monstrous-as-they-kick-off-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=2202","title":{"rendered":"Petrol Girls release video for new single Monstrous as they kick off UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feminist post-hardcore band <strong>Petrol Girls<\/strong> have shared a glimpse into\nlife on the road with a music video for new single Monstrous on the day they\nkick off their headline tour of the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=640%2C433\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=1024%2C693&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=1536%2C1039&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?resize=2048%2C1385&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ren-aldridge-petrol-girls-live.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Ren Aldridge of Petrol Girls.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filmed by Martyna Wisniewska\n(@gingerdope) over tours with <strong>Refused<\/strong>\nand <strong>Thrice<\/strong> and <strong>La Dispute<\/strong>, the clip is an intimate portrait of Petrol Girls on\ntour, both on stage and off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vocalist <strong>Ren Aldridge<\/strong> says Monstrous<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u201cis about feeling mined and drained and too much and not enough and, ultimately, monstrous. It\u2019s also about how I sometimes feel on stage or on social media. Sometimes I find fronting a feminist band too much pressure from too many different directions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petrol Girls - Monstrous (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0EssvCJxFYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petrol Girls were formed in London in 2012 by Aldridge and bassist Liepa Kurait\u0117, with Joe York and Zock Astpai joining later on guitar and drums respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They released their debut album <strong>Talk Of Violence<\/strong> on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bombermusic.com\/\">Bomber Music<\/a><\/strong> in 2017, with standout track Touch Me Again rounding furiously on those who think it\u2019s all right to sexually assault women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switching to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hasslerecords.com\/\">Hassle Records<\/a><\/strong> (home to the likes of Cancer Bats and Senses Fail) they released second album <strong>Cut And Stitch<\/strong>, from which Monstrous is taken, last year. (<a href=\"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=116\"><strong>Read our review here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?resize=640%2C439\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Petrol Girls are one of the best hardcore feminist bands around.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as this month\u2019s\nheadline tour of the UK and Ireland, Petrol Girls will be headlining mainland\nEurope in February, and they\u2019re getting set to visit North America for the\nfirst time, where they\u2019ll be playing SXSW and New Colossus, followed by some\nheadline dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Widely hailed as a visceral,\nthought-provoking and cathartic experience, Petrol Girls\u2019 live show is not to\nbe missed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PETROL\nGIRLS LIVE<\/strong><br>\n<strong>UK &amp; IRELAND TOUR<\/strong><br>\nJan 14: NEWPORT @ Le Pub<br>\nJan 15: BRIGHTON @ Green Door Store<br>\nJan 16: LONDON @ Oslo<br>\nJan 17: NOTTINGHAM @ The Bodega<br>\nJan 18: MANCHESTER @ The Deaf Institute<br>\nJan 19: GLASGOW @ Nice &amp; Sleazy<br>\nJan 21: BELFAST @ McHughs<br>\nJan 22: DUBLIN @ Whelan&#8217;s<br>\nJan 23: LIMERICK @ Kasbah Social Club\u200b<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020.jpg?resize=602%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?resize=602%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?resize=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1307&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?resize=902%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 902w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?resize=1203%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?w=1504&amp;ssl=1 1504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Petrol-Girls-UK-Tour-2020-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EUROPEAN TOUR<\/strong><br>\nFeb 12: Munich, DE @ Folks! Club&nbsp;<br>\nFeb 13: Cologne, DE @ Tsunami Club&nbsp;<br>\nFeb 14: Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere&nbsp;<br>\nFeb 15: Brussels, BE @ Botanique Witloof Bar<br>\nFeb 16: Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg (Upstairs)<br>\nFeb 18: Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang&nbsp;<br>\nFeb 19: Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen<br>\nFeb 20: Oslo, NO @ Krosset<br>\nFeb 21: Stockholm, SE @ Kafe 44<br>\nFeb 22: Malmo, SE @ Enskiftet<br>\nFeb 23: Berlin, DE @ Berghain<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?resize=640%2C423\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Petrol-Girls-pic-by-Martyna-Wisniewska.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Petrol Girls are playing a short run of UK headline dates. Pic: Martyna Wisniewska.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NORTH&nbsp; AMERICAN TOUR<\/strong><br>\nMar 11-14: New Colossus Fest, New York US<br>\nMar 17-22: SXSW, Austin US<br>\nw\/ Typesetter:<br>\nMar 23 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village<br>\nMar 24 &#8211; Kalamazoo, MI @ Shakespeares Lower Level<br>\nMar 25 &#8211; Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch<br>\nMar 26 &#8211; Dayton, OH @ Blind Bobs<br>\nMar 28 &#8211; Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government Center<br>\nMar 29 &#8211; Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club<br>\nMar 31 &#8211; Rouyn Noran, QC @ The Tr\u00e8fle Noir<br>\nApr 01 &#8211; Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus<br>\nApr 02 &#8211; Boston, MA @ Hong Kong<br>\nApr 03 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter<br>\nApr 04 &#8211; Philadelphia, PA @ Ortliebs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feminist post-hardcore band Petrol Girls have shared a glimpse into life on the road with a music video for new 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