The Femcels
The Femcels | |
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2024–present |
The Femcels is an English electronic pop duo formed in London by musicians Rowan Miles and Gabriella Turton in February 2024. Their debut album I Have to Get Hotter was released on January 24, 2026.[1]
Career
[edit]Rowan Miles (also known as Rowan Please[2]) was born in Brighton,[3] while Gabriella Turton was born in the West Country.[3] The pair initially met on Instagram, though Turton later invited Miles to a sleepover in 2023.[4][5] The pair formed a band on February 24, 2024, after going into a studio session with just the name "the Femcels".[4] Turton had previously been styling Maria Manow of the electronic music duo Bassvictim, which led to the pair consulting Ike Clateman to produce them.[4] The duo have cited the GTOs, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Roches, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley and Beat Happening as influences.[3][4]
British magazine The Face described the pair's debut single "He Needs Me" as "a bouncy, chiptune-flavoured update of The Shining actor Shelley Duvall's cult 1980 cut".[3] The publication described Turton as a "coder-by-day" and Miles as having a fascination for the 1960s.[3] Pitchfork noted the group as a "Teenagers-esque pop duo".[2] While Miles was credited as "part of the '00s-fetishizing London scene that tangentially includes fakemink and Bassvictim."[2]
On July 8, 2025, Rowan Miles released her debut collaborative album The Velvet Underground & Rowan with Worldpeace DMT.[2] Miles officially joined Worldpeace DMT for their next album, Flowers Powers.[6]
On February 4, 2026, Pitchfork reviewed their debut album I Have to Get Hotter released on January 24, 2026, rating it a 7.6 and stating "LARP or not, the Femcels have a lesson for sadsack bedrotters everywhere—find a friend, hire a cracked Clateman, and start turning your cliché insecurities into corny-giddy art."[7]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| I Have to Get Hotter |
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With Worldpeace DMT
[edit]- The Velvet Underground & Rowan (2025)
- Flowers Powers (2026)
References
[edit]- 1 2 D'Souza, Shaad; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (20 March 2026). "Add to playlist: the sharply observed electro-twee of the Femcels and the week's best new tracks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 D’Souza, Shaad (6 January 2026). "Worldpeace DMT / Rowan Please: The Velvet Underground & Rowan". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "8 rising stars you should take note of this summer". The Face. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Turley, Richard (23 January 2026). "Meet The Femcels, London's Horniest and Holiest Pop Duo". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ↑ Clarke, Patrick (1 December 2025). "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ↑ D’Souza, Shaad (12 August 2026). "Worldpeace DMT: Flowers Powers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "The Femcels: I Have to Get Hotter". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 February 2026.