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The Wimmins' Institute
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndie, riot grrrl
Years active2015-2016
Past membersCassie Fox
Jennifer Denitto
Deb van der Geugten
Melissa Reardon
Websitehttp://wimmins.wordpress.com

The Wimmins' Institute was a 4-piece all-female indie rock band from London, England, formed in 2015.

The band was formed by Jennifer Denitto on drums/guitar, Cassie Fox on bass guitar, Melissa Reardon on trumpet/drums, and Deborah van der Geugten on guitar. All four members provided vocals.[1]

Fox and Reardon also play together in Socialist R&B band Thee Faction; Denitto and van der Geugten had both been members of riot grrrl band Linus.[2]

The band played their first gig in 2015 and subsequently played with Grace Petrie, The Ethical Debating Society, Vice Squad, The Monochrome Set[3] and Bis.

Their debut album, Badass Lady Power Picnic, produced by Charley Stone, was self-released in October 2015. It was rated 4/5 by R2, who described it as "just wonderfully, tunefully, angrily unprofessional".[4] The Morning Star described it as a "brilliant debut".[5] Tracks from the album, including lead single "Mansplaining", have been played by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6.[6][7]

In 2016 the band released the new song "Nando's" as a single, with accompanying video.[8]

As of 2017, The Wimmins Institute' are inactive, Fox having formed new band Guttfull[9] and Reardon continuing with Foxcunt.

Discography

  • "Mansplaining", DL single (2015)
  • "Let It Go On Another Planet", DL single (2015)
  • Badass Lady Power Picnic, CD album (2015)
  • "Nando's", DL single (2016)

References

  1. ^ "Read All About Us". The Wimmins' Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ Oram, Bob (28 May 2015). "Post-Election Polemics Perk Up Putney Punters". The Morning Star. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "NEXT GIG … 4 MARCH @ THE 100 CLUB, SUPPORTING THE MONOCHROME SET". The Wimmins' Institute. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ Whalley, Boff (January 2016). "Review: Badass Lady Power Picnic". R2 Magazine.
  5. ^ Oram, Bob. "Brilliant and Barnstorming Blasts from Badass Wimmin". Morning Star. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Steve Lamacq: Music Played". BBC Radio 6. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Steve Lamacq: Music Played". BBC Radio 6. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ^ The Wimmins' Institute (20 April 2016). "Nando's by The Wimmins' Institute (video)". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ^ http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2017/05/18/track-day-1024-guttfull-keyword-warrior-premiere/
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