For most artists whose work overlaps into political territory, their live shows are often the space where they can shake out their demons, have fun, and allow for pure shits and giggles. Should you find yourself at a Lambrini Girls gig, you’ll find a mixture of wholesome, tender moments (audience members coming out for the first time, for example), or you’ll get Lambrini in your eyes and find yourself dancing to Bangarang by Skrillex.
They chuckle together, remembering their most wacky onstage moments like we’re at a shabby afters feeling delirious and overtired. “We played in Reading and Phoebe opened a can of beer onstage and said, ‘Who wants some?’ And this poor guy went, ‘Me!’ and she started to pour it very gently but then just poured it all over his face and called him a dickhead,” Lilly reflects, trying to stifle her laugh.
“We did a headline at Green Door Store and it was lit, we played with HotWax and Slant who were amazing,” Phoebe chimes in. “They got the crowd really fucking going and it was crazy, people were losing their fucking minds. Towards the end, we were like, ‘Let’s make the sound guy play Bangarang and we’ll just all start going crazy!’”
Although a false start may have knocked their confidence slightly, when that chorus dropped, things got messy.
“Lilly jumped into the crowd flying Lambrini everywhere, pouring it into people’s mouths, like popping the fucking pussy. I totally had the rug pulled from under my feet. I was just going up to people like, ‘Do you want some Lambrini?’ and just pouring it in people’s eyes,” Phoebe chuckles.
Along with hopes to cause more chaos at their live shows, Lambrini Girls are focused on getting their music into the ears of those who need it most, and hope that their EP serves as a springboard for important conversations: “I think there’s something that everyone can acknowledge and check themselves on from listening to the EP,” says Phoebe.
“It’s important that we all challenge ourselves to put ourselves in other people’s shoes, even if we haven’t experienced anything similar,” Lilly agrees. “And obviously, the important thing for us is to empower people who personally relate, too.”
The band are heading out on tour across May and June, with a range of Europe dates and festival shows set to go ahead this summer as well. You’re Welcome is just the first taste of what is yet to come, so strap in and get ready for space.
“[We’re] so excited to write more and cultivate as big of a platform that we can in order to incite change,” enthuses Phoebe. “That’s the main goal, we’re not gonna fucking stop until we do that.”
You’re Welcome is due out on May 19 via Big Scary Monsters