LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a rawness to Girl Tones that feels almost confrontational. It’s the kind of young, defiant energy that refuses to play nice… and watch out! Those hooks are as sharp as broken glass. With their latest single “Cherry Picker,” the sister duo of Kenzie and Laila crank up their garage-rock bite, channeling all that angst and distortion into something both cathartic and feral.
The track opens with the taunting refrain “Hey cherry picker / Who’s your favorite daughter?”a sly jab that sets the tone for a song steeped in suspicion, betrayal, and disillusionment. The chorus doesn’t pull punches either, insisting “I bit the hand that feeds me / It tastes like hypocrite / A wolf hides in sheep’s clothing / And feels like bitter death.” These are sharp lyrics that stabs façade in the face.
“I bit the hand that feeds me / It tastes like hypocrite”… That line rocks.
Instrumentally, “Cherry Picker” thrives in its imperfections. Guitars slash with deliberate roughness, the drums pound with urgent momentum, and the mix leaves just enough grit in the corners to keep things from ever sounding too polished. This is angst in motion. It’s not controlled or contained, but messy, unfiltered, and gloriously loud, and that intensity mirrors the themes of the song.
What makes it even more intriguing is the sisters’ classical background. Kenzie once wielded a cello, and Laila sat behind a piano… both instruments of refinement and discipline. But here, they abandon that polish in favor of snarling riffs and primal rhythms. It’s that tension between training and abandon that makes their sound so compelling: they know the rules, which means they can break them with precision.
In the wake of their festival debut at Lollapalooza and tours alongside Silversun Pickups and Cage the Elephant, Girl Tones are proving that their music isn’t just revivalist garage rock… it’s a full-throttle rejection of pretense. “Cherry Picker” captures that ethos in three and a half minutes: brash, bitter, and brimming with the kind of attitude that makes you want to scream along.
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