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“Sesame Girl combine urgency and free-floating whimsy, roaring and furious underneath a deceptively calm surface. For every gentle ripple of melody, there’s a far bigger wave of sound right behind it ready to take you far out to sea.” Gallery Listen
“Sesame Girl disguise their strength behind deceptively gentle performance, a blazing rage barely hidden behind cotton wool. It soars and shines and gleams, but it’s only afterwards you realise it’s left bruises and marks all over.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Taken from Sesame Girl’s self-titled second EP, Payphone closes a collection of sparkly, near playful-sounding tracks that carry deep sadness and occasional savage fury at the state of an uncaring, patriarchal world. Glorious music with lyrical bite 🦷”
“As delicate and air-light as Sesame Girl’s latest is, it’s a lyrical shiv aimed at the men of the meat markets. It’s a truly glorious slice of fuzzy guitars and melody that hides boiling fury and contempt, a gentle wave of the hand with a blade up its sleeve 🔪”
“Sesame Girl’s set feels like it’s torn between having a quiet chat and blowing a gasket. The songwriting is gentle and full of loveliness, while the execution gives the distinct impression it might rip your throat out with its fingernails. The whole thing pounds and drives at the same time as it soars and soothes […]