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4PLAY - ISSUE ONE

By Annie Miliam

4PLAY - A new music magazine for new and upcoming bands/artists. This includes gig reviews and industry personnel interviews! Read before you play!

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Published
May 18, 2026
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  • Page 7adidas paul frank... photo credit:
  • Page 8paul frank. Formerly known as "You're too late", Bird MadGirl are the newest alt shoegaze rock band from the vibrant Brighton music scene.
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  • Page 13paul frank. photo credit: @sam._photography_.__
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paul frank.

Formerly known as "You're too late", Bird MadGirl are the newest alt shoegaze rock band from the vibrant Brighton music scene.

First formed in college, Tommy and Rowan created a demo band "You're Too Late" for fun. They later unearthed the desire to be a serious band and found their bassist and second vocalist, Penny, and they came to light as BirdMadGirl. The insisted "newest and coolest❞ addition of the band is Sol. Affixing his abundance of pedals and effects, he creates the overwhelming and hypnotic wall of sound this band upholds.

BIRDMADGIRL

@ifthebirdmadgirl

Taking their main writing influences from The Cure and trainbreaksdown, the band aspires to stand out from the competitive industry. Together with their raw, DIY and undermixed sounds, they are sure to stand out from the generic, pop influenced and over produced rock bands of today. With their attitude towards music matching bands like The Clash, they intend to take the industry back to its stripped back roots with their unique and exposed sound. Capturing the audience with their melancholy lyrics and buoyant melodies, their debut gig held at The Factory Live in Worthing back in February was a total success! With them being a crowd favourite with their set of unreleased original music, a debut EP is in the works for BirdMadGirl. With 4 songs expected, I am confident to say that they are one of the most iconic and compelling bands to come out of Brighton to date.

photo credit: @sam._photography_._