Prestige, by Girl Ray

Prestige

by Girl Ray

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Luc Lajoie The album I listened the most during the 2024 winter. Fantastic album, so smooth. Favorite track: Up.

bettybeats Elegant Disco Punk, Lovely 90's Girl Band hooks, powerfull yet thoughtfull and gentle feel to the lyrics...Works for this old Queen!

Studio Mayall To my shame I haven't really followed Girl Ray's career path since the wonderful "Preacher" 7". What an amazing journey they have had. Prestige is full of POP / DISCO bangers, it's an absolute joy to listen to and I am glad you're taking the scenic route through your musical career. Keep taking those B roads. I'm going back in to the kitchen to dad dance.

ardy85 Just found Girl Ray on Bandcamp. Prestige is an awesome album. Reminds me of break bot and some daft punk. Recommend and hope to see a U.S tour in future. 🔥🔥🔥

fanboypaul123 Love it! I am eager for more. No pressure.

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1.	Intro 00:33	buy track
2.	True Love 02:36	buy track
3.	Up 03:45	buy track
4.	Everybody's Saying That 03:14	buy track
5.	Love Is Enough 03:54	buy track
6.	Hold Tight 02:44	buy track
7.	Begging You Now 03:28	buy track
8.	Easy 02:44	buy track
9.	Tell Me 03:57	buy track
10.	Wanna Dance 02:48	buy track
11.	Space Song 04:06	buy track
12.	Give Me Your Love 07:43	buy track

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Girl Ray, the three-piece comprising Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss, announce the release of their much anticipated third album, Prestige, on 4th August 2023 via Moshi Moshi. Co-produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, Ben H. Allen (M.I.A, Gnarls Barkley, Christina Aguilera, Deerhunter) along with the band’s singer and songwriter Poppy Hankin, Prestige takes the shambolic charm of their debut, Earl Grey (2017), and the indiefied R&B of 2019’s Girl, and injects it with a booster shot of Hi-NRG eighties disco pop.

Prestige is the sound of Girl Ray reclaiming disco music as the celebration of sexuality and outsider culture it started out as. Inspired by Pose, the television drama about New York City's queer ballroom scene in the 80s, Prestige is an escape to a fantasy clubland, it’s dancing with your friends, it’s falling in love. In fact, the overarching narrative of Prestige is love: falling in it and being afraid of getting hurt by it; being all alone and longing for it; the tensions between what it is and what you imagined it would be.

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released August 4, 2023

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Girl Ray London, UK

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girlray.co.uk

shows

May 11

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Jun 15

Multiple Venues, Ipswich

Ipswich, UK
Jul 16

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Jul 19

Falconwood Park

Bellevue, NE
Jul 22

Baby's All Right

New York (NYC), NY
Jul 26

Priory Park

Southend On Sea, UK
Aug 31

Manchester Psych Fest

Manchester, UK

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