Blue Violet will release their debut album Late Night Calls in April.
“Poster Girl is a song about fighting back,” Blue Violet guitarist Sam Gotley says of the duo’s new single, written and recorded during sessions PJ Harvey and Bat For Lashes cohort Rob Ellis.
“The character it centers around resists objectification, defends herself from evil and keeps whatever company she sees fit – in the chorus she finds herself the leader of a group of drunken sailors that accompany her on her voyage,” Gotley continues.
“As the writing process went on we felt that a dystopian, Orwellian setting was perfect for the female protagonist: weary traveller, fighter, lover and saviour all rolled into one.”
“Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed definitely worked its way into the fabric of this one, but we also wanted to give it an anthemic feel. We layered a lot of guitars and synths and have two drum kits playing at the end, giving a feel that the world is kind of collapsing around you.”
Blue Violet have live shows coming up at the Troubadour in London on February 25th and the Exchange in Bristol on March 18th.
