The EP is an alternative soundtrack depicting a dystopian world already creeping into everyday life. It’s a world where instead of seeing a fellow human being, a man sees something he feels entitled to and something that has a price tag, as portrayed on ‘What Yours Is Mine’. ‘Toolish’ illustrates how combating this unwanted male attention continues to be dangerous for women, while ‘Depleted’ characterises how, post-childbirth, women are expected to uphold the impossible pressures of body image.
Following a breakthrough year in 2023, Femegades have returned with the release of EP, Sex Robots. The band have been lauded for their ability to seamlessly incorporate elements of Riot grrrl, alt.rock, punk and grunge into a contemporary, nuanced rock sound.
Their cross-genre appeal has attracted the attention of industry tastemakers, the band picking up support from the likes of BBC Introducing Rock, BBC Future Alternative, Clash Magazine, Loud Women, Get In Her Ears, The Punk Site, Punktuation, Turn Up The Volume, If It’s Too Loud and many many more.
Sex Robots bookends an incredibly successful run of single releases, neatly packaged into one five-track record. The EP is an alternative soundtrack depicting a dystopian world already creeping into everyday life. It’s a world where instead of seeing a fellow human being, a man sees something he feels entitled to and something that has a price tag, as portrayed on ‘What Yours Is Mine’. ‘Toolish’ illustrates how combating this unwanted male attention continues to be dangerous for women, while ‘Depleted’ characterises how, post-childbirth, women are expected to uphold the impossible pressures of body image.
The final single to be taken from Sex Robots is Broken Bones, a track where Femegades continue to espouse their socially conscious values. Broken Bones challenges a culture of over medicalisation (particularly in response to what would be natural reactions to trauma), and the commercialisation and exploitation of how people’s lives are negatively affected by social issues outside of their control. Sonically, Broken Bones showcases a band on top of their game, and is yet another raging, breathless, triumph of modern rock music.
Broken Bones is taken from EP Sex Robots, both out on 6th June 2024.