Just over eight minutes. That’s how long it takes Nova Scotian punk band Angel Girl to blow your mind with their five-track debut EP, Life of an Angel, which oozes queer femininity.
“You can find catharsis in being loud and chaotic, it isn’t something you have to apologize for, ever.” — Allie Richland
‘Cute’ opens the EP with an energetic blast of hardcore punk, a typical Angel Girl statement of intent: a celebration of queer femininity, rage, and raw empowerment reminding us of the true spirit of punk—a slap in the face protesting everything wrong in the world right now.
Angel Girl continues to deliver a powerful message in ‘I Don’t’ and ‘Life of an Angel’, where Richland pairs heavy riffs, mounting tension, and an aggressive groove with raw screams. At times, she almost speaks the words, spitting ‘I don’t give a shit’ at someone who has screwed her over.
In ‘Princess’, the album’s most punk-pop track, Angel Girl uses sarcasm to highlight the double standards faced by women and gender-feminised people. They are expected to adhere to certain standards of ‘purity’ while being objectified and having their identity undermined.
The band closes this powerful EP with the fierce ‘Pink Tax’, a stark critique of a system that makes it difficult for women to simply exist (“I wanna walk alone at night without holding my keys like a weapon…”), channelling that criticism through the humour and irony that radiates throughout the entire release.
With this work, Angel Girl embraces the essence of punk, with influences ranging from the riot grrrl movement of Bikini Kill to the protest hardcore of G.L.O.S.S., making their debut one of the most exciting punk releases of 2026.
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