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Two and a Half Girl – Evidence Of A Broken Mind

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Tracklist
: 1. Eighteen Months 2. Fire 3. Younger Years 4. Self Made Suffering 5. 70 6. Searching For Relief 7. Colourblind 8. Looking For 9. Problems That Do Not Exist 10. Practice What You Preach 11. Black Sheep 12. Life In Overdrive

 

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Presale
Releasedatum 16-09-2022

Ruige riffs, pakkende melodieën, en crowdsurfen vanaf het eerste nummer! Two and a Half Girl is een vijfkoppige band uit Utrecht, opgericht in 2018. ‘Evidence Of A Broken Mind’ is hun debuutalbum.
Na een voorjaar vol met shows met Tusky, Fleddy Melculy, Tiny Moving Parts en Beachdog komt het vijftal met hun debuutplaat ‘Evidence Of A Broken Mind’, de opvolger van de EP ‘Disconnected’ uit 2020. Ook tijdens de pandemie zat de band niet stil, zo speelden ze meerdere livestreams en kwamen ze met single ’Worse Days’ waarin de corona frustraties om werden gezet tot iets positiefs.

I can’t get back the years that I’ve been living life so wrong
But everybody has to fall down before they ever grow strong
– Life In Overdrive

Frustraties omzetten in iets positiefs lijkt een rode draad te zijn in het bestaan van de jonge band. Tekstueel gaat Two and a Half Girl geen gevoelig onderwerp uit de weg. De band durft zichzelf en de luisteraar een spiegel voor te houden, ook als dit beeld niet de gewenste reflectie oplevert. De band is niet bang om zichzelf bloot te geven, zo putten ze inspiratie uit eigen ervaringen en problemen, zoals het taboe rond mentale gezondheid. Ook komen grotere thema’s aan bod, zoals het gebrek aan acceptatie van homoseksualiteit in 70 landen wereldwijd:

What a sick world are we living in
Where some kind of love is still a sin
Can you imagine in how many places
I can’t be myself, can’t show my real face
In so many countries I still risk punishment
Or even death penalty by homophobic governments
I still can’t be myself in 70 countries
– 70

Voor het schrijven van teksten en het opnemen van gitaar en bas werd een huis op het Franse platteland afgehuurd. Drums werden door Alwin van der Knijff opgenomen in Mailmen Studios, de zang en percussie werd door de band zelf opgenomen in dB’s. De mix werd gedaan door Alwin van der Knijff, master door Pieter Kloos (The Void).

Live: 20/08 Kiezelrock, Lutten. 26/08 Into The Core, Ede. 26/08 Back on Trax, Barendrecht. 27/08 Kreekrock, Westdorpe. 24/09 Ekko, Utrecht (release party).


English

Hard riffs, catchy melodies, and non-stop stagedives! Two and a Half Girl is a five-piece band from Utrecht, founded in 2018. Their debut full-length ‘Evidence Of A Broken Mind‘ will be out on Suburban Records, with a German tour following in November.

After playing shows all spring with bands like Tusky, Tiny Moving Parts and Beachdog, the quintet will release the follow-up to their 2020 EP ‘Disconnected’. During the pandemic, the band did not sit still but instead played multiple livestreams and released their single ‘Worse Days’, turning corona related frustrations into something positive.

I can’t get back the years that I’ve been living live so wrong
But everybody has to fall down before they ever grow strong
– Life In Overdrive

Taking their frustrations and turning it into something positive seems to be a common thread in this young band’s existence. Lyrically, Two and a Half Girl does not shy away from any sensitive subjects, choosing instead to hold up a mirror, to both themselves itself and their listeners. Even if this image does not show the desired reflection. They are not afraid to reveal themselves, drawing inspiration from their own experiences and problems, such as the taboo surrounding mental health, and discussing all kinds of problems, like the lack of acceptance of homosexuality in 70 countries worldwide:

What a sick world are we living in
Where some kind of love is still a sin
Can you imagine in how many places
I can’t be myself, can’t show my real face
In so many countries I still risk punishment
Or even death penalty by homophobic governments
I still can’t be myself in 70 countries
– 70

To write lyrics and record guitar and bass, the band rented a house in the French countryside. Drums were recorded by Alwin van der Knijff at Mailmen Studios (Utrecht NL), vocals and percussion were recorded by the band themselves in dBs (Utrecht NL). Mixing was done by Alwin van der Knijff, master by Pieter Kloos (The Void).

Live: 20/08 Kiezelrock, Lutten. 26/08 Into The Core, Ede. 26/08 Back on Trax, Barendrecht. 27/08 Kreekrock, Westdorpe. 24/09 Ekko, Utrecht (release party).

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