Lambrini Girls - You’re Welcome

A long-time staple of Brighton’s effervescent live scene, aiming (and succeeding) to build safe spaces at shows for those who feel like there isn’t room already, Lambrini Girls now offer debut EP ‘You’re Welcome’, a high energy barrage of noise that bursts with satire and fury. Vocalist Phoebe Lunny channels her anger when needed (the self-explanatorily-named ‘Terf Wars’), injects a hint of sarcasm when appropriate - “Hey mum, why don’t I have a boyfriend? Um… maybe it’s because I’m a lesbian,” she shouts on the record’s lead track, ‘Help Me, I’m Gay’ - and plays with toxic tropes in a manner closer to a stand-up comedian than punk singer. ‘White Van’ has her ramming the words of vehicular cat-callers back at them; ‘Boys in the Band’ highlights the conundrum of “separating art from the artist.” Here to make a difference, ‘You’re Welcome’ is a collection of songs destined to provide comfort to those who have ever felt invalidated or overlooked.