GIRL SKIN
In today’s world, the statement of innovation and originality has become the new chic. (We can attribute a lot of this to a generation of Saturn in Aquarius). And with a surplus of people attempting to attain this status, it’s actually become quite difficult for many to successfully figure a way to represent this. When too many at once pridefully step into their individualistic nature (with hopes to stand out and influence/inspire), we meet a crowd of static white noise. A blend of commonality. And the result is often such that the person who is least different, wins the race. To be able to claim the award for innovative change, and inspiring uniqueness has become the challenge of this era. And the winner of it has finally arrived to stamp their name on the trophy plaque. We welcome Girl Skin to the stage.
Sid Simmons, lead singer and front man for Girl Skin, joins host, Eddy Barco in a conversation exploring how Girl Skin achieved this. Though it’s often said he grew up in Australia, the fact of the matter is, Sid found himself spending most of his childhood around the world. Living with a family that moved often, he found himself comfortable with change, and assimilating with the different cultures via his constant love for music and guitar. He found influence in every country and city. He speaks of traveling from Portland, to Australia, over to New York, and on to Shanghai - his journeys with his family never ceased to end, and he happily continued this journey forward independently. In recognizing his addiction to exploration, discovery, and change, he chose to leave high school 2 months early, and go on a two-month road trip around North America.
With so many journeys + cultural observations in his back pocket, he was filled with inspiration- all of which he translated into music. In taking on New York’s competitive energy, of which he had absorbed while living there, he was determined to push his creativity to new limits the world has never seen before. Not a stranger to initiating projects, and going after what feels right, he was determined to release an album. Relentlessly he went on a journey of finding his band mates, proper equipment, and transformed his apartment into a recording studio.
The result was an excellently crafted album that essentially created a new genre of music. A genre where “fragile folk combines with delicacy.” Or, as the band likes to describe it:
“Where quiet and tender folk meet dramatic guitar-pop.”
When Girl Skin is on, the trip is activated, and a new world created. If you’re looking for inspiration on innovation, look no further. You’ve just found them.
