Discover the sounds behind punk outfit Pegging Mitchell! For this edition of Off The Shelf, the four-piece queer riot grrl pulls back the records and hand-picks some of their favourite tracks, the ones that have been on their mind, influencing their sound and shaping who they are as artists.
Emilie picks…
Baby, I had an Abortion – Petrol Girls
Unapologetic lyrics and raw stage presence.
Labrador – WAAX
A song I wish I had written myself.
Liar – Brutus
The power in having more space between lyrics and lines.
Emma D picks…
Blame It On The System – Oi Polloi
Pure politics and pure rage
Not Ok – Millie Manders And The Shutup
Heartbreak anthem of the highest quality
Until The End – Tom Morello The Nightwatchman
The heaviest songs come from an acoustic guitar
The Swell Season – Falling Slowly
Hard to choose which Glen Hansard song to put on the list – I think this one is my favourite!
Damien Rice – The Blower’s Daughter
Cried the first time I heard it!
Bob Dylan – Ballad of a Thin Man
Got to be one of the coolest Bob Dylan tracks!
Leonard Cohen – Leaving the Table
Hauntingly vulnerable.
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
I’m a sucker for a rock ballad!
Pegging Mitchell are an all-female queer riot grrl band from Worcester, West Midlands, writing angry songs for she’s & they’s. Their songs cover all sorts of hard-hitting topics from mental health to assault, but done in an upbeat, energetic and unapologetic manner.
See Pegging Mitchell live when they support Be N!ce at The Victoria on Thursday, 17th September!
Find them online @pegging.mitchell
