Bio

A band with a taste for the musically unusual, Russian Girlfriend’s songs are a display of power mixed with an evocative subtlety, affecting audiences on a primal, almost subliminal level. With influences throughout the musical spectrum, the driving force for the band’s songwriting is provided by Matt who, together with bassist Rob and drummer Dave assert a potent combination of searing vocals, compulsive rhythms, insistent harmony and brooding counterpoint: at once in your face and behind your eyes. Though comparisons have been made to bands such as Muse, Suede, Jeff Buckley and more recently Snow Patrol the current line-up, brought together in 2001 by the band’s founder member Matt Hanley, has been described as “something fresh and distinctive - truly original and in defiance of todays stereotypes.”