Watch the animated video for Girlpool’s “Plants And Worms”

Post Author: Liz Pelly

Girlpool are the awe-inspiring L.A. guitar-and-bass duo made of Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad. Last week, we shared their split tape with tourmates Slutever. Now, in advance of Witchita’s re-release of their self-titled EP on 11/18, Girlpool have shared an animated video for another cut from the record, “Plants and Worms.” The video was created by artist Catleya Sherbow. Like “Jane” and “Blah Blah Blah”, the song is subversive in its simplicity, a feat that even Girlpool themselves know is difficult. “It’s hard to see things simply, when my thoughts are evoked within me,” Tucker and Tividad sing on “Plants”.

The song is “about how scary life can be and just feeling afraid to step out of your comfort zone, and then realizing that’s how we grow,” they told Rookie, who premiered the video yesterday. “Being in uncomfortable situations and pushing yourself farther is how you gain strength. It’s about how much the world has to offer, and how coming out on the other side is more rewarding than staying comfortable. Once you jump in, it’s all worthwhile.”

Girlpool are on tour; all dates below.

October:
23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio ^
22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn %
28 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase #

November :
05 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 ~
06 – Westbury, NY @ The Space ~
07 – Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre ~
08 – Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre ~
14 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
15 – Glasgow, UK @ Bar Bloc
16 – Sunderland, UK @ Pop Records (Free In-Store)
17 – London, UK @ Shacklewell Arms
18 – London, UK @ Rough Trade West (Free In-Store)
19 – London, UK @ Sebright Arms &
23 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
24 – Paris, FR @ Cafe Charbon (Free Show)

December:
01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
08 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *

+ = w/ Kera and the Lesbians
$ = w/ Slutever
^ = KXLU CMJ Showcase
% = Father/Daughter CMJ Showcase
# = w/ Free Cake For Every Creature and Adult Mom
~ = w/ Jenny Lewis
& = w/ Alex G
* = The Echo residency