Biography

"...sweet melodic garage rock jams." -Exclaim! Girlfriend Material is a Toronto based rock band featuring members of Tokyo Police Club and Hollerado. Their debut album, Cool Car, is filled with catchy riffs and optimistic melodies that couch the existential realities permeating the songs. The rambunctious “Peace Sign” is a laid back love song about the need for constant validation that comes with being a human in the world. “Stay in Touch,” a holdover from the first Christmas EP, recounts the warped nostalgia that comes with visiting one’s hometown after experimenting with adulthood, ramped up by the sadly cheery jingling of sleigh bells. “Boys In Bands,” the poppiest track on the album, is about repeating ones patterns again and again. “Deep V” is about being horny but, like, in a mature way. They’re indie rock songs for adults; crushes felt by people who have already experienced several relationships, performatively indifferent musings after running into an ex, juvenile feelings crashing up against the realities of life. That such conflicting feelings translate to a cohesive album comes out of the natural intimacy between four people playing music together in some capacity for years. “We’re friends first,” says Wright. “We’re a really rambunctious group chat second. Drinking buddies third. Then we’re a band, probably at a distant fourth.”