Girls Names hypnotise with their new ‘Reticence’ video

The jagged edges of Girls Names’ hypnotic post-punk are where they truly shine. Bleak and disarming, theirs is a sound which lulls you before striking with a white-hot heat. Their new video for ‘Reticence’ - premiering below on DIY - ups those beguiling tendencies tenfold.

A juxtaposition of harsh, mechanical imagery and more naturalistic clips defines the video, wrapping up ‘Reticence’ in a tripped-out, swirling ode to Girls Names’ duality. “The band were keen to do something which drew on a tension between mechanical movement and the more organic rhythm of human bodies,” explains director Matthew Reed, and as the video finds itself hanging in that balance, it’s a striking accompaniment to the highlight of the band’s latest album, ‘Arms Around A Vision’.

Tying up their year with a nod to the future, Girls Names have also announced a massive run of dates in early 2016. Those are below, along with the first stream of ‘Reticence”s new visual - ‘Arms Around A Vision’ is out now on Tough Love Records.

JANUARY
29 Belfast, Out To Lunch Festival

FEBRUARY
04 Baden, CH, One of a Million Festival
05 St Gallen, CH, Palace
06 La Chux-de-Fonds, CH, Bikini Test
08 Milan, IT, Lo Fi Club
10 Stockholm, SE, Fritz’s Corner
11 Norrköping, SE, Where’s The Music Festival
12 Oslo, NO, Internasjonalen
13 Aalborg, DK, 1000 Fryd 32 Party
14 Copenhagen, DK, Huset
15 Munster, DE, Gleis 22
16 Utrecht, NL, Ekko
17 Guildford, The Boileroom
18 Manchester, Soup Kitchen
19 London, The Lexington
20 Kent, Ramsgate Music Hall
21 Norwich, Pony Up @ Norwich Arts Centre
22 Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
23 Edinburgh, Electric Circus
24 Glasgow, The Hug & Pint
25 Galway, IE, Roisin Dubh
26 Cork, IE, Cyprus Avenue
27 Limerick, IE, Upstairs at Dolans

MARCH
15 - 20 Austin, Texas, USA, SXSW Festival