September Girls were a five-piece noise pop band from

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, Ireland. The band formed in September 2011 and performed their first gig in Dublin in November 2011. Having released singles under various labels between 2012 and 2013, the band signed to

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in 2013 and released their debut album in January 2014. In Autumn 2014, ahead of their appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York, the band announced signing to

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, and an EP release through Kanine &

History

Formation, early years (2011–2013)

September Girls formed following the break up of their previous band Talulah Does The Hula in September 2011, adding drummer Sarah Grimes to the band. The group took their name from the

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song '

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'. The change in name also resulted in a change in sound from the group with the five-piece taking inspiration from the

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scene and bands the members were listening to at the time. The group then began to perform live around the Irish and UK music scenes and would eventually release several stand alone singles. This included limited edition 7" vinyls such as 'Green Eyed' in 2012 and a

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2013 release of 'Ships' through Manchester

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band

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record label Haus of Pins. Both songs would end up featuring on their debut album.

Debut album ''Cursing the Sea'' and ''Veneer'' EP (2014–2015)

In January 2014 September Girls released their first studio album '' Cursing the Sea'' via independent record label

. The album featured the single 'Heartbeats' and was well received by critics upon its release; it holds a

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score of 72. The group's tour in support of the album resulted in appearances at both the Body&Soul and

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festivals. In the winter of 2014 the band would follow-up their debut record with the release of a four-track E.P. entitled ''

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'' through both Fortuna Pop! and

. The record was compared favourably to ''Cursing the Sea'' and many critics regarding it as a marked improvement, with Lisa Wright of ''

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'' writing that "Where September Girls' debut earmarked them as the latest addition to the Dum Dum Girls/Vivian Girls school of Phil Spector worship, 'Veneer' finds the Irish quintet throwing off the '60s girl-group coyness in favour of something fiercer."

Second album ''Age of Indignation'' (2016–present)

September Girls released their second studio album '' Age of Indignation'' in April 2016 via

. The album was preceded with the single and video 'Love No One' Age of Indignation holds a

score of 69. The group did a brief US West Coast tour alongside several

shows. The band played a series of album launches in Ireland in April 2016, before released a second single/video for " Jaw on the Floor", featuring backing vocals from A Place to Bury Strangers'

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. They also played a brief UK tour in support of the album in May 2016.

Members

* Paula Cullen – vocals, lead bass * Caoimhe Derwin – vocals, rhythm guitar * Lauren Kerchner – vocals, keys * Jessie Ward – vocals, lead guitar * Sarah Grimes – drums

Discography

Studio albums *'' Cursing the Sea'' (2014) *''Age of Indignation'' (2016) EPs *''

'' (2014) Other releases *"Wanting More" b/w "Secret Lovers" A limited 100-run cassette single released on 30 April 2012 by

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. (SOFT008) *"Green Eyed" b/w "Danny Wood" 7" released on 22 October 2012 by

. (SOFT009) *"Wanting More" b/w "Hells Bells" & "Man Chats" 7" released on 6 November 2012 by Matinée Recordings. (MAT085) *"Talking" b/w "Some For Me" 7" released on 10 April 2013 by Art for Blind Records. (AFB36) *"Ships" b/w "Flesh" A limited 100-run cassette single released on

, 7 September 2013 by Haus of Pins. (HOP006) *"Heartbeats" b/w "Wasted" 7" released on 4 November 2013 by Fortuna POP! (FPOP160) *"Big Itch Club" Split 7" with The #1s and Faux Kings, featuring a cover of the song "Gay Bar" released on 16 November 2013 by Bachelor Records. (BR-67)