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.
