Atlanta-based singer-songwriter girlpuppy (Becca Harvey) announces her new LP Sweetness, out 28 March on Captured Tracks. Sweetness is the aftermath of Harvey’s four year relationship and the emotional waves of grief, transformation and growth through it all.
Alongside announcing Sweetness, girlpuppy shares a not so sweet video ‘I Just Do!’ ‘I Just Do’ is about a whirlwind crush that was more intense for one person in the situation.
“I wrote this song after spending 6 days in Los Angeles with a guy I had an all consuming crush on. It’s just about that feeling of knowing you’re wasting your time by developing feelings for someone who is completely emotionally unavailable, but you do it anyway because it feels good. I wrote this entire song and then recorded a voice note of me singing it acapella in my bathtub (where I get lots of inspiration for songs). I brought it to Alex [Farrar] and he built the instruments around the melody I wrote and it turned out so much fun. This is definitely gonna be my favorite song to play on tour.”
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girlpuppy and director Trent Wayne shares the following about the accompanying music video:
“I had the idea for the vampire/vampire hunter love interest plot and when I told Trent about it he knew he could make it happen. He ended up adding in the detail that the vampire hunter is my ex and his new girlfriend (his girlfriend irl!) is at this party we both are attending. We filmed the video at our friend Kay’s house (which was already decorated perfectly) and had so much fun with all of our friends. Becoming a vampire for this video fulfilled my dream of being a Cullen.”
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“Becca and I created this vampire-themed video as a playful ode to forbidden love, with a healthy dose of camp. Drawing inspiration from the late David Lynch, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and the charm of Johnnie To’s early 2000s Hong Kong rom-coms. In the story, a vampire hunter hunk crashes a rainbow-hued house party, where a vampire finds herself drawn to him. Becca, playing the vampire, knows she can never truly be with the hunter, who is destined to hurt her. Yet their chemistry creates a bittersweet tension – this storyline doubles as her seeing an ex at a party.”
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Upcoming US tour dates:
4 April – Atlanta, GA, USA @ The Earl
10 April – Brooklyn, NY, USA @ Baby’s All Right
8 May – Los Angeles, CA, USA @ Moroccan Lounge
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