The musical project of Atlanta, GA, USA’s Becca Harvey aka girlpuppy has shared ‘Since April’, the newest single from her upcoming full-length album, titled Sweetness, due for release 28 March 2025 on Captured Tracks. “Sweetness is a raw and deeply personal exploration of the emotions that follow a breakup, touching on themes of grief, transformation, and growth. Written in the wake of a four-year relationship, Harvey’s songwriting unfolds like a journal—honest, detailed, and emotionally resonant.
Crafted with the help of Asheville-based producer and co-writer Alex Farrar, along with additional co-writer Tom Sinclair, ‘Since April’ begins with a singular distorted guitar and a plaintive melody before big drums kick in and chunky riffs release a brilliant chorus, reminiscent of the pop-punk anthems of her youth, and yet is scored with a bittersweet light and shade that reminds one of the likes of Throwing Muses or Juliana Hatfield.‘”Every day is hard / every single day” Harvey sings tapping into a defiance and longing, all at once, and swooping into a fantastic vocal riven with catchy melodic hooks she is mourning a loss, but maybe it was for the best anyway?
Reflecting on the track, girlpuppy shares: “I wrote this song very early in my breakup when I was grieving ‘every single day.’ The original demo was so different from what Alex and I ended up creating, but I love this version so much more. It brings an attitude to the song that transforms it beyond just sad lyrics and chords.”
The release of Since April comes accompanied by a video directed by Miles Robbins. According to Becca Harvey: “I had so much fun making this video with Miles and the rest of the team. I think it makes the song hit harder and perfectly displays the suffering I was going through when I wrote it.”
Director Miles Robbins shares: “‘Since April’ captures the feeling of arduously bearing the weight of a bitter breakup. I wanted to make something to visually capture how that feeling is so dramatic but self-contained. In the video, girlpuppy punches the clock at an absurd facility, where she conducts a series of torments and unpleasant experiments on herself (paying homage to a few favorite pieces of endurance art) while the void of her lover passively watches. I worked with Becca and our amazing production designers Yisel Garcia and Sadie Spezzano to build a little, handmade, Trecartin-inspired set, and shot everything with consumer cameras (MiniDV/Super 8.) It was such a fun and scrappy way to make something and I think that playfulness comes through in the piece.”
girlpuppy will be coming to the UK this May with appearances at Dot To Dot festival in Bristol and Nottingham, following select Record Release Shows in Atlanta, New York City, and Los Angeles in celebration of the release of Sweetness.
Girlpuppy LIVE DATES
APR 4 | Atlanta, GA @ The Earl – Tickets
APR 10 | Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right – Tickets
MAY 8 | Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge – Tickets
MAY 24 | Bristol, UK @ Dot To Dot Festival
MAY 25 | Nottingham, UK @ Dot To Dot Festival
