Satire-soaked lyrics and in-your-face noise might be the trademark of female-forward punk bands like Mannequin Pussy and Amyl and the Sniffers. The U.K.’s Lambrini Girls are taking those to another level.
“Being tongue in cheek, incorporating satire is a great way to disarm people,” says Phoebe Lunny, vocalist and guitarist of Lambrini Girls. “You can grab them by the shoulders, scream in their face and be like, ‘Wake up people!’ Make them laugh and people tend to open up a bit more, kind of like buying them dinner before you f**k them.”
Heaps of blush-worthy lyrics define the band’s discography, but they also make us giggle. Lambrini Girls’ instrumentation also rips in such a fast and loose fashion, it becomes substantially catchy. From their latest album, Who Let the Dogs Out, the track “Cuntology 101” is the girls’ proclamation that they’ll be taking part in debauchery on their own terms.
The rowdy duo will make its Las Vegas debut at Punk Rock Bowling on May 24. And between Lunny’s brash delivery and bassist Lilly Macieira’s nervy energy, there couldn’t be a better shake-up for Punk Rock Bowling, as they have been for other fests.
“There’s a festival in Blackpool [U.K.] called Rebellion and that’s an example of intergenerational punks,” says Lunny. “We played and all the old geezers, they f**king hated it. They were like, ‘What is this sh**? These girls need to put their clothes back on.’”
Lambrini Girls May 24, 4:10 p.m., Monster Street Party Stage
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