# WEIMAR Offers A Lively Rock N’Roll Audio-Visual Trip On ‘The Girls of LA’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/weimar-offers-a-lively-rock-nroll-audio-visual-trip-on-the-girls-of-la/
- Published: 2022-05-06T14:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**From Manchester to Los Angeles: WEIMAR offers a lively rock n’ roll audio-visual
trip on ‘The Girls of LA’**

_“High-tempo and fun, this music sits perfectly in no-man’s land between such genres
as college indie rock, post-punk and rock n’ roll – pure adrenaline with a pulsating
rhythm”_ ~ **Amplify Music Magazine**

_“Perhaps the most important band to come out of Manchester since Magazine” _– **
Aural Delights**

_“Emphatic execution of highly observant songs informed by life’s surreal and unnerving
experiences… Guitars jangle, jolt and drive emotion in equal measure”_ – **Louder
Than War**

_“Quirky, angular, post-punk, agitated and …well, awesome, especially if you have
a hankering for a side order of alternative artifice, artistry and Avant Garde with
your pop-rock” ~_** Big Takeover Magazine**

_“An eclectic smorgasbord of elements weaved together in an un-assimilative refreshing
feat of ingenuity”_ – **AnR Factory**

_“The fervid fuzz of punchy guitar pop legends Buzzcocks, with The Stranglers’ Jean-
Jacques Burnel on bass, combined with the cutting verbality of today’s post-Brexit-
punk rebirth”_** **~** Turn Up The Volume**

Manchester-based indie rockers [**Weimar**](http://weimarbanduk.com/) present their
latest audio-visual offering for[** ‘The Girls of LA’**](https://weimarband.bandcamp.com/album/the-girls-of-la),
their new single released via [**German Shepherd Records**](https://germanshepherdrecords.com/).
Long-term Weimar collaborator [**Nikos Pavlou**](https://nikospavlou.com/) directed
the accompanying video, which stars rising actress and model **[Ashley Marsh](https://www.facebook.com/ashleymarshofficial)**
[.](https://www.facebook.com/ashleymarshofficial)

This single foreshadows the band’s debut album [**“Dancing On a Volcano’**](https://weimarbanduk.com/product/dancing-on-a-volcano/).
Produced by **Adam Crossley** and **Chris Guest **of [**Vibratone Sound Studio**,](https://www.vibratone.co.uk/)
the cover art for this single was created by acclaimed artist and writer** **[**Brian** **Gorman**](https://twitter.com/Borderliner1).

Weimar - The Girls Of LA

[⌊Weimar - The Girls Of LA⌉⌊Weimar - The Girls Of LA⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

Weimar (pronounced Vy-marr) is a four-piece made up of bassist **John Armstrong (
The Speed Of Sound)**, vocalist/ guitarist **Aidan Cross (The Bacillus, Black Light
Mutants)**, drummer **Anthony ‘Eddy’ Edwards (The Deceased**) and guitarist **Stephen
Sarsen (Frank Is Dead, Playground)**.

Stylistically fluid and expansive, ‘The Girls of LA’ is an upbeat pop-rock anthem
that melds Weimar’s 70s avant-garde influences with traces of 90s college rock. 
Lyrically it is an ode to the bottle service girls, who work LA’s clubs and bars,
using tips gained from punters to finance their wider career aspirations in Hollywood
and the business world. It is a celebration of their business prestige, and a positive
reflection on the essence of the American Dream and the road to stardom. An optimistic
and life-affirming oddity in the midst of Weimar’s mostly dark repertoire.

B-side [**‘Transatlantic Confusion’**](https://weimarband.bandcamp.com/album/the-girls-of-la)
is a reworking of a song by singer **Aidan Cross **and guitarist **Stephen Sarsen**’
s former band** The Bacillus** (the original version available on The Bacillus album‘
I Can’t Adapt To This Prison You Call Society’).

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/lMqpr78GWLpdkJpD92Zemmq-esJos2QDrrbZgkL1Nc8%
3D/PromoAccessory_184435.jpg?resize=390%2C260&ssl=1)

**Photos by Zac Gale**

Since forming in 2016 and hitting the live circuit in 2017, **Louder Than War** 
named Weimar amongst its 50 Bands To Watch for 2019, the year they debuted the single
[**‘John Doe / Curse the Songs’**](https://weimarband.bandcamp.com/album/john-doe-curse-the-songs),
followed by [**‘Marvel To The State / Undesirable Master’**](https://weimarband.bandcamp.com/album/marvel-to-the-state-undesireable-master).
Having worked with legendary post-punk producer Simon ‘Ding’ Archer, they’ve also
played support slots with **Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)** and goth legends **
Skeletal Family**.

The eclectic progressive art-rock quartet’s output encompasses a range of styles
from post-punk roots to no wave, cabaret, chanson, jazz, funk, psychedelia, alternative
folk and gothic rock, coming together in a distinctive fusion.

‘The Girls of LA’ is out now via [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/album/6sRVJj2d7iEm3rUbbf7s5m)****
and [**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/weimar/251869076), and through
[**German Shepherd Records**](https://weimarbanduk.com/product/the-girls-of-la/)
directly and the artist’s [**Bandcamp**](https://weimarband.bandcamp.com/music).
The full ”Dancing On A Volcano’ LP, set to release on June 24th, will be available
digitally and also on CD. It can [**already be ordered**](https://weimarbanduk.com/product/dancing-on-a-volcano/)
via Weimar’s own **Marlene’s Hat **imprint.

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/XvOIwulxry8ISUTV9LDDnfBUL4sOJNJ_0kEsVX_6X9c%
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**TRACK LIST**
1. The Girls Of LA2. Transatlantic Confusion

**CREDITS**
‘The Girls Of LA’ written by Armstrong/Cross/Edwards/Sarsen‘Transatlantic
Confusion’ written by Cross/Lee/Quinn-Harvie/SarsenJohn Armstrong – BassAidan Cross–
Vocals, lyrics, rhythm guitarAnthony ‘Eddy’ Edwards – DrumsStephen Sarsen – Lead
guitar, backing vocalsProduced, mixed & mastered by Adam Crossley and Chris GuestRecorded
at Vibratone Sound Studio, ManchesterCover Art by Brian GormanBand Logo Design by
Jim CattellDirected by Nikos PavlouVideo stars Ashley Marsh as the Bottle-Service
GirlFilmed at Simian Audio Rooms, Manchester

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Violent Femmes, Magazine, Pylon, The B-52’s, Wall of Voodoo, The
Divine Comedy, The Velvet Underground, The Fall, Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop

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**Keep up with German Shepherd Records**
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