Chicago band Horsegirl – Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), and Gigi Reece (drums) – released their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, earlier this summer via Matador. The album was met with resounding praise (more on that below), and family, friends and fans all came together at Chicago’s Thalia Hall to support the band at their sold-out record release show. Today, Horsegirl present Do You Want Horsegirl or Do You Want the Truth?, a visual zine commemorating their Thalia Hall performance alongside other Chicago bands Lifeguard, Friko, and Post Office Winter. Artwork in-step with Horsegirl’s aesthetic are woven with live footage of all four bands. This is a testament to the youth scene in the city, and the powerful bonds amongst Horsegirl and their friends. As Rolling Stone neatly summarizes it, their “album release show feels like a celebration of the Chicago scene they’ve come up in over the past several years.”
Watch Do You Want Horsegirl or Do You Want the Truth?
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Watch the “World of Pots and Pans” Video
Watch the “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)” Video
Best of 2022 So Far Praise for Versions Of Modern Performance:
“Versions of Modern Performance is such a realized debut that it may itself influence a later generation down the road.” – The Ringer, Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
“Beautiful sonic squalor” – Rolling Stone, The Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“[Horsegirl], fresh out of high school, proves that bread-and-butter indie rock can still feel exciting and youthful and vital.” – Stereogum, 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“Horsegirl crafts a sound that’s easy to get lost in, and is filled with nostalgia and recognition that the torch passes from one generation to the next. This is only the beginning for them.” – AV Club, 25 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
“Horsegirl have already blown through an indie rock outfit’s wildest fantasies.” – FLOOD, Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“indie rock’s latest breakthrough.” – Paste, 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“[Horsgirl], fresh out of high school, prove that bread-and-butter indie rock can still feel exciting and youthful and vital.” – Stereogum, 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“Versions of Modern Performance is the year’s best rock debut thus far, and it seems likely to stay that way.” – Treble, Best Albums of 2022 So Far
“[Horsegirl’s] songs are expertly constructed, often complex and always full of hooks and melodies that draw you in.” – Brooklyn Vegan, Indie Basement Top 220 Albums of ’22 (So Far)
Versions of Modern Performance Cover Artwork
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