Album Review :: Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?

Album

Nova Twins

Who Are The Girls?

February 28 2020 (333 Wreckords)

7/10

Words: Ali Mack

The 'girls' in this case are non-twins Amy Love and Georgia South, and this, their 10-track debut album. And they take no prisoners either, coming prices strong on record as they attack their live shows with a venemous onslaught of guitar and bass pedals.

Giving full rein to their views on issues such as gender inequality and sexual harassment, opener ‘Vortex’ is an electric punk hard hitter that straight away outlines their position. "Who are the girls in town / Pick up your phones better answer now" they ask amidst sludgy guitar fuzz, bombastic drums and snarled vocals.

And from there, the frenetic pace continues, unabated. ‘Play Fair’ squalls across three and a half minute delivery of bass-dominated defiance, while ‘Bullet’ puts the case for female empowerment and not being subject to male dominance in their own inimitable way: "It’s my prerogative I don’t dress up to impress / you’re such a narcissist / I’m not ashamed of it / It’s my body, it’s my mind / do what I want with it" is the fierce retort clearly made here. Elsewhere, they veer from the ferocious ‘Taxi’, to the more mellow and wafting ‘Ivory Tower’, and back to the darkly propulsive 'Athena'.

‘Who Are The Girls’ is a strong statement that defines the new age of women not taking shit from anyone any more. Girl power rocks.