The Girls!
The Girls! are an American power pop band from Columbus, Ohio. The band has been described as a "pop-punk party band". The lead singer, Jessica Wabbit, is the older sister of Bloodshot Records recording artist Lydia Loveless. The band name is either pronounced as "The Girls" or "The Girls Bang" due to the exclamation point.
Formation
The Girls! were formed in 2011 by front-woman Jessica Wabbit, Joey Blackheart and Ryan Vile. After adding Big Nick on drums, the band decided on the name "The Girls!", adding the exclamation to help separate them from other bands with the same name. The band started playing shows and then added Bent to play bass guitar and Raeghan Buchanan to sing backup vocals.
Critical Reception
The Girls! were well received by the local press, being one of the "top 10 bands to see" and "bands that blew me away" at ComFest, Central Ohio's large music and arts festival.