‘Be Your Girl’ by Ponte Pilas | New Album, ‘Old Enough To Know Better’
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Be Your Girl’ by British-Ecuadorian Ponte Pilas, taken from their upcoming album, ‘Old Enough To Know Better’, out August 26th via Pianola Records.
Ponte Pilas have worked on lots of new music in the past year and now kick things off with their new single ‘Be Your Girl’. What at first glance seems to be just a story of a man and a woman meeting in a bar evolves into a storyline that opens up different issues. It hints at non-traditional gender ideas as the woman in the story says, “I wanted you to be my girl, but only if I can be your man”. Furthermore, it also plays with the theme of expectations that arise from that and leads him to question his own self. The narrator is caught up in a wild, whirlwind of a night that takes him to his limits and maybe even a bit too far: a familiar feeling in Ponte Pilas’ native Berlin.
Brought together by fate and circumstance at a young age, Calum, Daniel, Ralde and Ismael started making music together in 2017 – always inspired by their common heroes such as Iggy Pop, The Rolling Stones and Blondie. While their passion for rock’n’roll connects them, each one channels this in their own unique way: artsy and passionate, cool and funny, charismatic and crazy and the introspective musician. In Ponte Pilas they unify these disparate souls into one, especially since they write all their songs together in a collaborative way. Each band member leaves their own indelible mark on the song, which resonates with each listener in a different and powerful way.
In the last 5 years the British-Ecuadorian band has shared many moments together: being unemployed and living in a two bedroom apartment in Berlin, they were hustling for every show they could find in some of the dirtiest, darkest spots in town. Soon they had conquered the hearts of their fans and also caught the attention of other fellow musicians, from glam-punks to grime artists. This led to support tours with indie heroes The Wedding Present, British upstarts King Nun, The Legendary Tigerman and various others as well as their own headline shows throughout Germany and Europe.
Headline photo: Anna Wyszomierska
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