Trying to change the music industry's infernal capitalist machine from the inside, while working out when to make a stand by stepping out, LAMBRINI GIRLS have managed to match being one of the best new bands of recent years with a vital, charged edge. With their latest single, 'Body Of Mine', out now, check out our latest Upset cover story.

Words: Stephen Ackroyd.
Photos: Nicole Osrin.

Lambrini Girls are built on defiance. From their fizzy name, a playful rebellion against the expected, to their music, a blistering cocktail of punk fury and social commentary, they're a band who refuse to play by the rules.

Their spirit is as effervescent as you'd expect, blending humour with candid insight. "We drinking rum and blasting toilets," they offer, a perfect introduction to a band that thrives on defying expectations and isn't afraid to deliver it with some wry, dark humour and an underlying offer to fuck off and take it outside. The year so far has seen them over in Europe "shagging everybody's dads (platonically)," as they put it. Perhaps that's the ultimate Brexit benefit, who knows?