Forty-five years young, British hard rock royalty GIRLSCHOOL comes out swinging with its 14th studio album, “WTFortyfive?”, a deliciously dirty declaration that age is a number that shows how much real raw attitude you have when it really counts. Kim McAuliffe (guitar/vocals), Denise Dufort (drums), Jackie Chambers (guitar/backing vocals) and Tracey Lamb (bass) leave the grit under their finger nails and the scuzz on their crusty leather boots as they riff and stomp their way through 12 statements of intent showing major attitude, some great melodies, and a consistent crunch to every guitar.
There’s the addictive mototörcharged scuzz of “It Is What It Is”, the Wandsworth-via-Sunset Strip sway of “Bump In The Night”, the youthful, punky romp of “Up To No Good” and the smart, sassy, rock ‘n’ roll hooks of “Believing In You”, with McAuliffe‘s vocals sounding as sharp and raucous as ever.
Lead single “Are You Ready?” sets the pace, a racy, raunchy, fun-saturated shape-shifter co-written with ALCATRAZZ‘s Joe Stump that shows GIRLSCHOOL‘s leathers may still carry the well-baked battle scars of decades gone by, but their songs and attitude are as fresh, fun, heavy and catchy as ever before. And if that isn’t enough, their raunch roars and rolls alongside Biff Byford (SAXON), Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES) on a cracking cover of “Born To Raise Hell”. So throw away your inhibitions and join these spectacularly wild women on the most glorious of rock ‘n’ roll rides. Lemmy knew; so should YOU!
Due on July 28, “WTFortyfive?” will be released on CD digipak, 12-inch black vinyl, digital download and streaming. Pre-order it HERE. Additionally, head over to THIS LOCATION for a chance to win a GIRLSCHOOL WTFortyfive? custom made real leather jacket. T&Cs apply.
“WTFortyfive?” track listing:
1. It Is What It Is
2. Cold Dark Heart
3. Bump In The Night
4. Barmy Army
5. Invisible Killer
6. Believing In You
7. It’s A Mess
8. Into The Night
9. Are You Ready?
10. Up To No Good
11. Party
12. Born To Raise Hell
GIRLSCHOOL‘s 13th studio album, “Guilty As Sin”, was released in November 2015 in North America via UDR Music. The disc was produced by Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY) at the Ecology Room Studios in Kent, England. In 2019, GIRLSCHOOL parted ways with longtime bassist Enid Williams. She has since been replaced by Lamb (formerly of ROCK GODDESS), who previously played with GIRLSCHOOL from 1987 to 1991 and from 1993 to 2000.
GIRLSCHOOL is:
- Kim McAuliffe / Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Denise Dufort / Drums
- Tracey Lamb / Bass guitar
- Jackie Chambers / Lead guitar, backing vocals
