Girl Nobody are masters of distinction. Perhaps you'll be captured by the vibrancy
of Marta Jaciubek's voice, or maybe it's their spectral performance, which has been
described as "an eerie Berlin cabaret." Most likely it will be the group's ability
to push creative boundaries, a hallmark that's won over their hometown of Vancouver.
Whichever thought or sound strikes you first, there is no turning back.
Together Girl Nobody's five members produce a tapestry of enigmatic musical ideas,
wrapped in nearly life-long friendships. They have been working steadily towards
their debut album, The Future Isn't What It Used To Be (release date March 2 2004),
with producer Futcher (The Be Good Tanyas, Hellenkeller), for nearly three years.
Progress often means change, and during their most impressionable years, Girl Nobody
found themselves honing their interstellar sounds in clubs throughout Vancouver. The
sound that developed combines moody electro-pop with subtle rock elements, featuring
Marta's vocal stylings upfront and personal, spinning tales of alienation and aliens.
In 2001 Girl Nobody recorded a self-titled EP that was sold off stage and was used
to fill email requests from as far away as Boston and Edinburgh. Today their legion
of fans span an international stage and all are eagerly anticipating their first
full-length release. Recorded in a series of unlikely locations - taking the band
from the bowels of Vancouver's high tech studios, to recordings in motor hotels
and remote cottages, patios and bathrooms - the listener is rewarded with the
payoff of a landmark debut album.
Local promoters will vouch that set-up and sound check may be a little tedious, but
the group's collection of strange analogue keyboards, a theremin and a ring modulator
are the tools that help place Girl Nobody in a league of their own. Girl Nobody's
ingenuity has such infectious appeal, that they've begun to catch the attention of a
larger market. The band was one of the first independent acts booked by CBC's ZeD TV,
and were later included in the shows 'best of' compilation released in 2003, which also
includes such notable acts as Sam Roberts and Buck 65. Girl Nobody also appeared at
the 2003 Telus Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival and opened for Kinnie Starr at
Vancouver's Richards on Richards.
New York-based re-mixer Delikate Impostor (Bjork) has also taken a keen interest in
Girl Nobody. Working with the UK vinyl label Release Records, a remix of "Why Am I Alone,"
will be released this spring on the 12" format to an international market which will include
the UK/Europe and North America. The album's leading single, "Aliens", has appeared on
Nickelodeons' Radio Free Roscoe.
The sounds of Girl Nobody have very clearly picked up speed as their album prepares to hit
Canada by force. Be prepared to transcend into a world of soothing interplanetary sounds.