May-a Shares Queer Anthem '(I'm Here for the) Girls' via Sony Australia
“a fresh and exciting alt-pop star on the rise” - DORK
“MAY-A pushes the limits of guitar-pop” - NME
“MAY-A’s music is expanding mindsets” - Harper’s BAZAAAR
“MAY-A is making up her own rules, and ruling the music business because of it” - Grazia
After releasing the cathartic, politically pointed ‘[REDACTED]’ in September, MAY-A switches gears and today shares her pop-rock charged, sexy, queer anthem ‘(I'm here for the) GIRLS’, which arrives alongside a self-directed video. Listen & watch here.
“This song was created because I felt like the album writing process was getting quite heavy and serious, and I needed some kind of sense of relief and fun” MAY-A says. “I wanted to go for a guitar led dance song, something that felt kind of reminiscent of late 2000s Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and a mix of early Calvin Harris stuff. We were just having fun and writing something stupid and less intense than the other tracks”.
The official video is just that; a fun, Y2K homage to dancing until the sun comes up, club nights, warehouse raves and girls gone wild.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘(I’M HERE FOR THE) GIRLS’ HERE
The ARIA-nominated singer/songwriter has teamed up with Junipero for a one-off show at the Burdekin in Sydney on November 8, with Abby and Tyrone from triple j joining, as well as a number of surprise guests to be revealed on the night.
It’s been a busy 12 months for the Australian singer/songwriter; she opened for UK outfit Glass Animals on their Australian headline tour in 2024. She played to a roaring crowd at Yours & Owls in March this year and was handpicked by Cyndi Lauper to sing ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ on stage at her sold-out Sydney show. MAY-A and the MAY-A band (Chloe Dadd and G on the Drums) will take the new songs to the stage at Rolling Sets in Tweed Heads on November 29 and the Central Coast on December 6. Ticket information here. She has previously toured with the likes of Wallows on their 2023 UK run, 5 Seconds of Summer, Nessa Barrett and sold out her first and most recent UK headline show at London’s Camden Assembly.
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