“The sleeve art for Girl Ray’s second album shows the band relaxing in a bright red convertible, its hood down in the sun. It’s a strong visual representation of Girl, which is a blast of summer to be enjoyed in the company of your best female friends. This big sister bond is a continuation of the North London trio’s 2017 debut, Earl Grey. But where that was firmly rooted in C86, taking its cue fr”
“Girl Ray leap in the pop spotlight on second LP Girl”
“The British band go full pop on their sophomore release”
“Indie bands have done R&B before – you will have heard of the xx. Now, with genre boundaries more porous than ever, swapping lo-fi pop for R&B shouldn’t feel like an audacious act. This album does. One record ago, Girl Ray were a fresh-faced, lo-fi pop three-piece whose videos featured games of rounders. Now, their second outing suggests a burgeoning north London version of Haim or, perhaps, Broad”
